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Camelford was an important local centre for non-conformism in the 18th century. John Wesley visited frequently between 1746 and 1789, preaching beside the Market House (Town Hall) in Fore Street. On his first visit in 1747 the Mayor threatened to put the preacher in jail.  Wesley was jeered and stoned as he left Camelford.  However, over time he built up strong support in the borough and eventually obtained  a lease on some land  in Chapel Street (formerly Back Street) owned by the Duchess of Bedford. There in 1784 the town’s first Methodist meeting house was built. This chapel was replaced by the present building in 1810. Later a Bible Christian Chapel was built in Victoria Road with a more prominent Chapel being built  on the eastern side of Market Place in 1837.  It has to be remembered that there was no Anglican place of worship within the town, and congregations thus had to travel to Lanteglos.
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