Methodist Free Church, 19 Market Place,... © Jo and Steve Turner

2019

SX1083 : Methodist Free Church, 19 Market Place, Camelford

taken 5 years ago, near to Camelford, Cornwall, England

Methodist Free Church, 19 Market Place, Camelford

Grade II Listed Methodist chapel. 1837 interior remodelled in 1980s. The first Methodist chapel was built in 1784 on Chapel Street (until then known as Back Street). In 1810 a new Methodist Chapel was built on Back Street.

Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Religious sites Primary Subject: Chapel

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Market Place [11] · Church [9] · Chapel [4] · Methodist Church [3] ·

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Grid Square: SX1083, 73 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Jo and Steve Turner (more nearby)
Date Taken: Friday, 21 June, 2019 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 17 July, 2019
Subject Location: OSGB36: SX 1060 8376 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:37.3625N 4:40.7395W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SX 1058 8376
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)

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From the West Briton newspaper 17 Feb 1837:

Camelford - The Poor Law Commissioner having been prevented from attending at Camelford, according to his appointment, by large assemblages of people who had marched into the town apparently with riotous intentions, ten magistrates from different parts of the county met there on Saturday last, for the purpose of investigating the matter, and taking measures accordingly. Several persons deposed that from 400 to 500 men, principally labourers from the neighbouring slate quarries, came into the town on the 1st and 2nd instant in marching order with drum and fife, and armed with sticks, apparently with the intention of intimidating the commissioner and preventing the provisions of the Poor Law Act from being carried into effect; but that no act of violence was committed, with the exception of a few panes of glass being broken in the evening. A party of six London police having arrived on Wednesday, and 60 soldiers of the 99th Regiment on Friday; a miller from St. Teath parish, called James Sibley, who had made himself conspicuous by addressing the populace on the cruelties of the New Poor Laws, especially of the workhouse system, and who had been active on several occasions in inflaming the minds of the people, and exciting them to come forward in the way they did, was taken into custody on Saturday evening, and committed to Bodmin gaol on Sunday morning; but no other persons have yet been arrested. On Monday, Commissioner Gilbert arrived, and was met by the Guardians of the different parishes composing the union, when the business went on without interruptions. The services of the soldiers not being required, the Commissioner, at the request of the Guardians, forwarded a report to that effect to the proper quarter, and stated that the sooner they were withdrawn the better. We hope the misguided labourers and quarry-men will see the folly of being duped by mistaken or designing demagogues, and not offer any further interruption to the execution of an Act which is producing the best effects, in various parts of the country, to the really necessitous and deserving poor, as well as to the long-burdened rate-payers. Sibley has since been released from prison on bail, and is to take his trial at the next Assizes.

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SX1083 : Methodist Free Church, 19 Market Place, Camelford

taken 5 years ago, near to Camelford, Cornwall, England

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