St Newlyn East preaching pit
Introduction
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St Newlyn East preaching pit
Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 7 Apr 2013
Preaching Pits were places of outdoor worship in common use from the 18th century and throughout the Victorian period. This pit was originally an old stone quarry. Following the East Wheal Rose mining disaster of 1846 it was converted to a Preaching Pit as a memorial to those who had perished. Still in community use it has been refurbished with the aid of Lottery grant money.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.366545
Longitude
-5.060979