Twelveheads Methodist church

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Twelveheads Methodist church is a Methodist church located in the village of Twelveheads, near Truro in Cornwall, UK. The chapel is most famous for Billy Bray who would have gone to a church here or near here when he was alive. He may have preached at this church.[ citation needed ]

Twelveheads Methodist church is a simple rectangular structure which is well decorated with a pipe organ in an organ chamber at the front of the chapel. The pipe organ can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register. [1]

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References

  1. "NPOR [G00640]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 2016-12-03.

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