Salvation Army Chapel

This is a Methodist chapel, now used by the Salvation Army, built in 1763 and extended in 1796. It was restored in the 1980s. The chapel is constructed of coursed and squared stone with a hipped slate roof. The original design was an octagon, but in 1796 the sides were doubled in length and the northwest end was rebuilt, retaining the octagonal shape in an elongated form. The building has two-storey external elevations with glazing bar sash windows installed in the 1980s. There is a bracketed timber hood over the double doors, which have an overlight. The northwest end features blocked semi-circular arched windows set above windows inserted in the late 20th century. The interior contains a gallery with a panelled front supported by cast-iron columns. The roof was rebuilt following fire damage in 1929. This is recognized as the oldest surviving example of an octagonal Methodist chapel. The octagonal plan, favored by John Wesley, emphasized the importance of the sermon and the word in the Methodist tradition, and Wesley himself preached here in 1765. The 1796 extension represents an early example of an extension from a period of significant Methodist expansion.