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Foolish Dick (Hampton)
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 Foolish Dick (Hampton) was a founder member of the church and self-appointed preacher around Cornwall and into Devon. A simpleton, who found a gift for preaching, was born in a cottage just below the chapel (Now Vine Cottage). As part of our 200-year celebrations in 1996, a play about Foolish Dick, written by Andrew Chapple, was performed both in the chapel and at Gwennap Pit. A history of the chapel, entitled “Foolish Dick and his Chapel at Porthtowan”, is available at the chapel. It was written by Thomas Shaw in 1992, and re-printed and up-dated to 2000 by Ron George. |