Gwennap Pit

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Title

Gwennap Pit

Subject

Buildings

Description

Public meeting amphitheatre, situated near Redruth with associations to John Wesley. John Wesley preached there 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. After Wesley's death the local people turned the pit into a regular circular shape with turf seats.

Publisher

Morrab Library

Date

1976

Rights

Morrab Library

Format

35mm Slide

Type

Photograph

Identifier

ORCH.SL.0174

Coverage

Redruth area

Geolocation