The Methodist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1983. Church.

The Methodist Church

WRENN ID
secret-slate-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 March 1983
Type
Church
Address
The Methodist Church, Bell Street, Swanage
OS grid reference
SZ 017 789
Coordinates
50.61029, -1.97679
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Methodist Church was built in 1861 and features Purbeck stone walls and a slate roof. It has a gable end facing the street. The facade includes a modern door and two windows with lead lights. Above the door is a tablet inscribed with "Ebenezer Wesleyan Chapel 1861". This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

The Methodist Church receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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