Quakers

This is a former Quaker Meeting House, now used as a dwelling. It likely dates to around the 17th century and was originally thought to have been a farm building. The building served as a Quaker Meeting House from 1665 to 1742 before falling into disuse and being converted into a residence in the early 20th century.

The building is constructed of stone rubble. It has a slate roof with gabled ends; the west gable end is plastered. The building is one storey in height with an attic. It has a four-window front, featuring 20th-century two-light casement windows with glazing bars. There are also two 20th-century gabled dormers. A glazed front door is accompanied by a side light. Small brick chimney stacks are located at the gable ends.

An old illustration shows the building formerly with a thatched roof, half-hipped at the west end, and featuring external stairs. Records from 1676 and 1680, including references to the Devonshire County Quarterly Meeting and the Membury Monthly Meeting Booke, confirm its use as a meeting house. George Fox is known to have visited Membury in 1668. A burial ground, situated approximately 500 yards to the north-north-west, is mentioned in "A Deserted Meeting House and Burial Ground" by Robert Dymond.