Methodist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Church. 2 related planning applications.

Methodist Church

WRENN ID
sheer-flue-thrush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1985
Type
Church
Address
Methodist Church, Belle Vue Road, Cinderford, GL14 2AB
OS grid reference
SO 658 139
Coordinates
51.82339, -2.49722
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Methodist Church, built in 1849, features a front made of ashlar stone, with the sides constructed from squared coursed masonry accented with ashlar dressings and topped with a slate roof. The building has a large hall and a gable facing the road, with a plain plinth and small octagonal corner turrets that rise to pinnacles above the eaves, one of which retains a foliate top. The front includes a large single gable with copings and a duplicate moulding that follows the slope, topped by a foliate cross at the ridge.

The central porch is supported by small corner buttresses and has a gable with cross gablets at the foot of the coping. It features a pointed moulded doorway flanked by three nook shafts on each side, with a date plaque above. There are three-light lower windows on each side and five-light windows above, all adorned with Decorated tracery. The sides also have two-light windows between the buttresses, featuring ballflower carving in the projecting eaves. A window in the back wall was reset in 1905 in the adjoining church hall.

Inside, there is a lobby beneath a west gallery supported by cast iron pillars. The roof has false hammer-beam trusses with pendentives. A small piece of glass over the porch depicts John Wesley and is believed to date from 1849, while the rest of the colored glass is from a later period. Originally built as Wesley Methodist Chapel, the church closed but was reopened in 1881 after renovations. The church hall and Sunday School are not included in this listing.

Local climate

Methodist Church receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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