Penrose Methodist Chapel

Penrose Methodist Chapel is a redundant Methodist chapel approximately 1. 5mi west of the hamlet of St Ervan in Cornwall, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Historic Chapels Trust. HistoryThe chapel was built by James Tippett and his brother William, who were local stonemasons, and the foundation service was held on 24 May 1861. The first service was held on 17 November of that year, and despite being one of two Bible Christian chapels in the parish it became a successful congregation. However, by the 20th century the congregation was dwindling. A report in the Bible Christian Magazine of April 1903 reflected positively on the chapel, but it was evident that the congregation was by then small. In 1961 the chapel celebrated its centenary, but the congregation continued to decline and in 1998 the chapel finally closed. At this time Moira Tangye compiled a series of recollections of Penrose Chapel. In 2000 Penrose Chapel passed into the ownership of the Historic Chapels Trust. ArchitectureThe chapel was built in 1861 and is constructed in local slate. Its plan consists of a simple rectangle and it has a single storey. At the front of the chapel is a central doorway between two sash windows. At the rear are two windows, one is a sash window, and the other is fixed. The interior has plastered walls. The ramped box pews are original, as are the benches in the area once occupied by the musicians and choir. The chapel "survives as the most complete early plan arrangement of its date".

Penrose Methodist Chapel is a redundant Methodist chapel approximately 1. 5mi west of the hamlet of St Ervan in Cornwall, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Historic Chapels Trust. HistoryThe chapel was built by James Tippett and his brother William, who were local stonemasons, and the foundation service was held on 24 May 1861. The first service was held on 17 November of that year, and despite being one of two Bible Christian chapels in the parish it became a successful congregation. However, by the 20th century the congregation was dwindling. A report in the Bible Christian Magazine of April 1903 reflected positively on the chapel, but it was evident that the congregation was by then small. In 1961 the chapel celebrated its centenary, but the congregation continued to decline and in 1998 the chapel finally closed. At this time Moira Tangye compiled a series of recollections of Penrose Chapel. In 2000 Penrose Chapel passed into the ownership of the Historic Chapels Trust. ArchitectureThe chapel was built in 1861 and is constructed in local slate. Its plan consists of a simple rectangle and it has a single storey. At the front of the chapel is a central doorway between two sash windows. At the rear are two windows, one is a sash window, and the other is fixed. The interior has plastered walls. The ramped box pews are original, as are the benches in the area once occupied by the musicians and choir. The chapel "survives as the most complete early plan arrangement of its date".