Description

ST DAY BUSVEAL
SW 74 SW
6/335 Gwennap Pit
GV II*
Methodist open air meeting place. 1762, remodelled in 1806. Conical pit made in
fallen-in mine shaft which was used by John Wesley for preaching in 1762, and
remodelled and reduced in size in 1806, to 360 feet circumference and 16 feet
depth, with 13 circles of tufted seating faced with random rubble. On the west
side a flight of segmental steps is built into the terraces, and to the north round
the 4th step down is a pair of stone posts with a rectangular boulder between
them (probably the "pulpit"). Used for Whit Monday services annually from 1807
to 1966. Reference: Thomas Shaw A History of Cornish Methodism (1967).

Listing NGR: SW7171741761

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17534341

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