History
Kingsmill
A lovely summer evening's view which I took around thirty years ago. Looking from just above Ryland in Botus Fleming parish, across Kingsmill, past Clampit to Landulph Methodist Church in the distance.
History of Landulph Methodist Church
The Wesleyan Methodists first worshiped at the Old Chapel now known as the Rectory Room from 1844 to 1874.
The conveyance of the land on which the present chapel was built is dated 6th June 1873, it records the sale of "A parcel of land situate at the S.E. corner of a field called 'Butts', by Richard Roberts of Grove for £20." Its tower added to the cost but one large contribution (£700) was conditional on the tower being provided.
Mrs John Wickman laid the corner stone on 10th June 1873; the silver trowel used was found in 2004 at an auction in the north of England and returned to Landulph. It is now displayed in the back of the Chapel.
Rev H Luke Wiseman, President of the Wesleyan Conference opened, the Chapel on 6th October 1874. The schoolroom was added in 1889 at a cost of £211. Unusual features in the schoolroom are the Hebrew wall plaques.
Recollections of Tony Channings
MR. TONY CHANNINGS died recently at the age of 90. He left us some of his ‘memories of bygone days’. He wrote the notes, a fascinating window into earlier times here, during Covid and gave them to Jo and Andrew Butcher. They are reproduced verbatim.
