Methodist Church

The Methodist Church, built in 1891, is located on Union Road in Crediton. It is constructed of Flemish bond brick with local volcanic trap and Ham Hill stone dressings, topped with a slate roof featuring ornamental ridge tiles and tiled roofs on the front bays. The church showcases an eclectic mix of Gothic and Vernacular Revival styles, with some polychromatic detailing.

The building has a rectangular plan with a five-bay main block and a smaller chancel-like block at the north end. The symmetrical exterior features a gabled front with a coped gable and kneelers, filled with volcanic trap stone. A large central rose window made of Ham Hill stone is set within a moulded three-centred arched architrave, complete with a hoodmould and a fleur-de-lis finial, while the lower spandrels are adorned with quatrefoils in roundels.

Steps lead up to an embattled two-bay narthex at the center, which has moulded stone two-centred arches and a central column with a moulded capital. Flanking the narthex are projecting stair bays with battered plinths and rock-faced volcanic trap quoins, each topped with hipped tiled roofs and terra cotta finials. The bays feature timber ribbon windows below the eaves, returning to the left and right, with leaded panes and plain stained glass. Each bay has a central two-light window with cinquefoil-headed lights and two transoms.

Inside the narthex, there are boarded doors to the left and right that provide access to the entrance bays. The returns are buttressed and have a moulded brick band below the eaves, with another band around the buttresses that forms the sills of the first-floor windows. The ground floor windows are segmental-arched with high transoms, while similar first-floor windows above the transoms contain stained glass. The lower-roofed block at the north end features a traceried north window. The interior has not been inspected but may still contain interesting fittings. The foundation stone was laid by Lady Lymington on September 4, 1891.