Thurstonland Methodist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1983. Chapel. 3 related planning applications.

Thurstonland Methodist Chapel

WRENN ID
stark-wall-nightshade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale MP: Jade Botterill (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 August 1983
Type
Chapel
Address
Thurstonland Methodist Chapel, Kirkburton
OS grid reference
SE 164 103
Coordinates
53.58988, -1.75351
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Thurstonland Methodist Chapel is a simple gabled chapel built in 1836, as indicated by the date on the building. It is constructed from hammer-dressed stone, with some parts rendered, and features a stone slate roof with gable copings. The chapel has two storeys and a basement at the rear.

On the south-west elevation, there are three bays, with a central door that has a segmental pediment above it. The windows include both sash and casement styles. Above the first-floor windows, there are two string courses, and a central tablet displays the inscription: "WESLEYAN CHAPEL MDCCCXXXVI." At the apex of the gable, there is an elliptical recess.

The north-east elevation features two sash windows on the first floor, while the ground floor has two slender lights with round arches and glazing bars. The basement includes three casement windows.

Local climate

Thurstonland Methodist Chapel sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 7 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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