West End Methodist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Chapel. 1 related planning application.
West End Methodist Chapel
- WRENN ID
- graven-screen-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 1984
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- West End Methodist Chapel, Shute Lane, Bruton, BA10 0BH
- OS grid reference
- ST 679 346
- Coordinates
- 51.11059, -2.45919
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
West End Methodist Chapel is a 19th-century chapel constructed from local stone that is cut and squared, featuring Doulting stone dressings. The roof is made of Welsh slate and has large gable overhangs, with openwork bargeboards on the south end projection and tall metal ventilators along the main ridge. The building has one and two storeys and a southwest flank that consists of five bays.
The first bay features a projecting two-storey gable with semi-circular arched two-light windows that include circular toplights. The second bay has a further projecting one-storey gabled porch with a pair of three-panelled doors set in a round arched opening. Bays three and four have single tall windows similar to those in bay one, while bay five includes a projecting gabled wing with a plain slim semi-circular arched window.
On the southeast end, there is a hexagonal extension built in ashlar with a hipped roof and two-light windows that match those in bay one. Inside, the chapel has a rear gallery with a room underneath, staggered pews, and the usual pulpit and seating for the priest and deacons.
Local climate
West End Methodist Chapel receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2023
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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