Methodist Chapel and Schoolroom is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1960. Chapel, schoolroom. 5 related planning applications.

Methodist Chapel and Schoolroom

WRENN ID
gentle-outpost-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 August 1960
Type
Chapel, schoolroom
Address
Methodist Chapel and Schoolroom, Church Street, Fontmell Magna, SP7 0NY
OS grid reference
ST 866 170
Coordinates
50.95292, -2.19151
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Methodist Chapel and Schoolroom, located in Fontmell Magna, consists of a chapel dated 1831, which was an enlargement of a building from 1797, and a schoolroom dated 1874. The chapel is constructed of ashlar and rubble, while the schoolroom is made of Flemish bond brick with rusticated ashlar quoins, both topped with tiled roofs. The main facade faces north, featuring two round-headed sash windows with glazing bars on either side of a central late 19th-century porch that has a plain plank door. The gable of the schoolroom also faces north and includes a three-light pointed-head window with traceried detailing and a quatrefoil head.

Local climate

Methodist Chapel and Schoolroom receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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