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Bethseda Chapel
Catalogue reference: X535
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This record is about the Bethseda Chapel dating from 1835-1891.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- X535
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Title (The name of the record)
- Bethseda Chapel
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1835-1891
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Description (What the record is about)
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Treasurer's account book
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cornwall Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Congregational Church, Bethesda Chapel, Truro, Cornwall</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Deposited by Mr. C. L. Lobb, 73 Edgcumbe Road, St. Austell, 30 March, 1978. Accession no. 2371
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Bethesda Chapel was Congregational. The Chapel in 1835 stood behind the old Truro R.D.C. Offices. A new Bethesda Chapel was built in 1857 which was sold in 1932 to become the Truro R.D.C. Offices.
An Independent Church was first formed in Truro in 1761 during the ministry of the Revd. Samuel Walker, curate of St. Mary's Church, Truro, (1746-61). After his death some of his followers, known as 'Walkerites' took the Old Cock Pit which opened for worship 24 March 1769. Those who worshipped there were known as 'Cockpitarians' or 'Walkerites'. From that arose the first official Independent Church of Truro which began 25 April 1770 under its Minister, the Revd. Peter Sampson, who remained there fifteen years. In 1776 the Bethesda Chapel was erected and the Church became Congregational.)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/9e40e9e7-7aaf-4164-8272-705b0e146410/
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Bethseda Chapel