Wesleyan Methodist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1987. Chapel.

Wesleyan Methodist Chapel

WRENN ID
empty-jade-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1987
Type
Chapel
Address
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Mary Tavy, West Devon
OS grid reference
SX 502 795
Coordinates
50.59674, -4.11749
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, built in 1835, is a Methodist chapel located in Mary Tavy. It features a rubble exterior that is painted, topped with a slate roof, and has a rectangular plan. The entrance to the auditorium is located under the gallery, with the rostrum positioned at the opposite end. The front gable end includes a gabled porch with a round-headed opening for double doors, which have decorative strap hinges. On either side of the porch, there are round-headed sash windows with 12 panes in the lower section and margin glazing. Above the porch, there is a datestone inscribed with "Wesleyan Methodist Chapel 1835."

On the left side of the chapel, there are two smaller windows and a door, while the right side has two similar windows. The rear of the building features two similar windows, an external stack, and a small rubble lean-to on the left. The interior was not accessible during the survey in September 1985, but the upper gallery with turned balusters was visible. For further details, additional sources are available.

Local climate

Wesleyan Methodist Chapel sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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