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A preliminary service of blessing and thanksgiving at the Penzance Citadel on the laying of the foundation stone of the new 'Junior Salvationists'' extension in 1912. Note the 'batch' of mortar and trowel ready for the laying ceremony.

Situated near the village, John Wesley preached 18 times between 1762 and 1789, although Gwennap Pit is about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) to the north west at the hamlet of Busveal near St. Day. The pit was caused by mining subsidence in the mid-18th century.…