Chapel in Lelant Churchyard
The mortuary chapel was built in the cemetery for the Nonconformist Christians - the dying wish of a local Methodist, who put up the money for it but this turned out to be insufficient and had to be topped up by another benefactor. It was completed in 1879 and was enlarged in 1909.
In spring 1877 the Cornish Telegraph reported that one of the ancient Celtic crosses was vandalised: painted with the word "Popery" and the crucifixion figure smeared with paint. It was thought this was done by St Ives fishermen who came to Lelant to paint their boats on the beach near the railway station. The cross was moved into the churchyard for safety in 1878, just before the Methodist chapel was also built there.
On walks
- Lelant Saltings to Carbis Bay (4.8 mile walk)
- Lelant to St Ives (4.3 mile walk)
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