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Latitude: 50.0847 / 50°5'4"N
Longitude: -5.3138 / 5°18'49"W
OS Eastings: 163037
OS Northings: 25770
OS Grid: SW630257
Mapcode National: GBR FX8G.6RR
Mapcode Global: VH138.V44D
Plus Code: 9C2P3MMP+VF
Entry Name: Methodist Chapel
Listing Date: 22 May 1990
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1208865
English Heritage Legacy ID: 385557
ID on this website: 101208865
Location: Porthleven, Cornwall, TR13
County: Cornwall
Civil Parish: Porthleven
Built-Up Area: Porthleven
Traditional County: Cornwall
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall
Church of England Parish: Porthleven
Church of England Diocese: Truro
Tagged with: Chapel
SW 6225 HELSTON PEVEREL ROAD, Porthleven
(South East side)
631-1/6/263
Methodist Chapel
22.05.1990
II
Methodist chapel. 1863 rebuilding of earlier chapel; enlarged 1876. Killas rubble with granite
dressings including rolled kneelers and apex to coped gables; some brick to rear elevation where altered and some render; asbestos slate roof.
Rectangular aisleless plan with gallery to 4 sides, organ at the east end over rostrum and pair of doorways to 1876 porches at west end. At the time of these additions the original central doorway was blocked. 2 storey elevations; symmetrical2-window west entrance front, except that part of extension on right has been demolished. Gable has trefoil-headed niche over 2 original round-arched window openings with horned copy sashes with glazing bars and fanlight heads. Blocked round-arched central doorway within lean-to porch with arcaded cornice linked to surviving pedimented lobby on left with round-arched window and partly-demolished lobby on right.
Left-hand return has 3 round-arched horned copy sashes with fanlight heads over original 12-pane hornless sashes with hopper lights inserted under meeting rail. Other side elevation not inspected. INTERIOR: Gallery with rounded west end and panelled front on brackets cantilevered out over slender cast-iron columns. 2 moulded plaster ceiling roses. Late C19 organ at east end of gallery and late C19 rostrum below with moulded balustrade with newels. Most of the original tiered box pews survive on the gallery but those on the floor of the auditorium were replaced in late C19.
Listing NGR: SW6303725770
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