Congregational Chapel

The Congregational Chapel, built in 1864 at the expense of James Peck, is located in the centre of Loddiswell. Constructed from rubble with some slate hanging and a slate roof, it features a large rectangular block with twin turrets on the east side and a single-storey porch extension on the west. At the east end, there is a schoolroom at a semi-basement level, along with small porches on the north and south near the east end.

The east front showcases twin square turrets that rise from a flared plinth, with round-arched windows at the first and second levels, some of which are blocked. Above a string course, there are oculi at the top level beneath flared tent-like roofs, which were formerly topped with finials. Each turret has a plank door facing the centre. Between the turrets, there are two arched lights at each level set within two-bay blind arcading. The flanks of the building have four arched lights, with a wide external stack cropped at the eaves between the first and second bays from the east. The south side features slate hanging on bays two, three, and four.

The west front has a low flat-roofed porch with two round-arched windows beneath a rendered parapet. On each side of the porch, there is a plank door in an arched opening with a roll-mould to the brick, voussoir, and impost blocks, and above are three arched windows. All windows are fitted with glazing bars, inset margin bars, and radial bars, and there is a small oculus in each main gable. The north porch is made of rubble, while the former south porch is rendered.

Inside, the chapel retains complete box pews, including a gallery with bench seats on the sides. The gallery is supported by two slender fluted iron columns and features a dentilled architrave and a Greek key frieze. The ceiling is a 20th-century segmental design. At the east end, there is an original hardwood pulpit with steps on each side, and the east bay is closed off by a panelled screen with flat elliptical heads in two bays, with an organ set in the left bay. The chapel was built at a cost of £870, which included the boundary walls. James Peck, the builder, also developed the Hazlewood Estate at the north end of the parish.