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History of The Old Manse
Situated in the coastal village of Pendeen in the West Penwith Moors, The Old Manse dates from around 1860. This was a time when the area was highly industrialised with numerous tin mines dominating the landscape, the ruins of many of these can still be seen today. History of these days, where men worked long and dangerous shifts can be seen at the local Geevor Tin Mine & Museum, which is a short walk away from us.
Records of the exact date the house was built are unclear, but it is known that in early days, Andrew Angwin and his family inhabited it. Andrew was a Mine Captain at a local mine and would have had some standing in the local community. His family had close ties with the Methodist Church and this may have contributed to the reason that, at the turn of the century, the property was first rented and then purchased by The Methodist Church as a home for their local minister.
The West Penwith area was predominately Methodist and numerous Wesleyan Chapels were built to serve the mining communities, which had sprang up. Many of these Chapels remain, but with the decline of the Church most have either been converted into wonderfully characteristic houses or have unfortunately fallen into disrepair.
Known originally as ‘Marlborough Cottage’, The Manse remained in Church hands as a ministers residence until 1971 when it was sold privately. Shortly after, given its long Church connection, it was renamed ‘The Old Manse’. Extensive renovations were carried out around this time, as the old granite house had clearly suffered over the years from the dramatic winter storms that roll in from the Atlantic.
We purchased the house in 2006 and began a further programme of careful restoration, to try to bring both old and new together to create a comfortable retreat from a day of walking or exploring the local area.
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