Congregational Chapel and attached stone wall along road to north east is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1966. Chapel. 6 related planning applications.

Congregational Chapel and attached stone wall along road to north east

WRENN ID
sheer-bailey-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 November 1966
Type
Chapel
Address
Congregational Chapel and attached stone wall along road to north east, Whitcombe Road, Beaminster, DT8 3NB
OS grid reference
ST 481 011
Coordinates
50.80767, -2.73709
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Congregational Chapel, built in 1749 and enlarged in 1825, is located on Whitcombe Road in Beaminster. The chapel features lias ashlar walls and a pyramidal tile roof topped with a ball finial at the apex. It has one tall storey and is composed of two bays, each with tall three-light round-headed windows that include keystones. The square section mullions are adorned with tracery patterns in the heads of the windows. There are two high oculus windows on either side, framed with dressed stone architraves. At both ends of the chapel, there are two-leaf wooden doors with fanlights above, also featuring dressed stone architraves with projecting dropped keys.

Inside, the galleries have been removed. A tablet on the north wall commemorates James Daniel, Gent., who escaped after the Battle of Sedgemoor, and notes the Daniel Burial Ground at Knowle Farm. There is also a plaque dedicated to Richard Hine, who lived from 1860 to 1939. The interior includes reeded elliptical doorcases.

An attached coursed lias stone wall runs 25 yards east along the road and features stone coping. This wall dates from the early 18th century and has one later inserted doorway.

Local climate

Congregational Chapel and attached stone wall along road to north east receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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 — 4 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 6 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
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