Former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Chapel. 2 related planning applications.
Former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
- WRENN ID
- shifting-mortar-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1987
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- Former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Front Street, Wolsingham, DL13 3DD
- OS grid reference
- NZ 074 372
- Coordinates
- 54.7303, -1.88588
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, built in 1836, is located on the north side of Front Street in Wolsingham. The front is constructed of coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings, while the other elevations are made of mixed stone rubble also featuring ashlar dressings and quoins. The chapel has a Welsh slate roof with stone gable copings and is a single storey with four windows and a low front porch, although the porch is obscured by later walls. The side elevations include a round sundial above, inscribed with "TEMPIS FUGIT," set in a raised keyed surround. The side elevations have four windows, with the central pair being higher, topped with 2-centred stone heads and projecting stone sills. The roof is low-pitched.
Local climate
Former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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