Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Forecourt Walls, Gate Piers and Gates is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Chapel. 2 related planning applications.
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Forecourt Walls, Gate Piers and Gates
- WRENN ID
- vacant-chancel-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Forecourt Walls, Gate Piers and Gates, Beckington, BA11 2QG
- OS grid reference
- ST 828 519
- Coordinates
- 51.26669, -2.24714
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, along with its forecourt walls, gate piers, and gates, was built in 1839. The chapel is constructed of random rubble with an ashlar gabled facade and has a slate roof that runs at right angles to the front. It has a plain appearance and features a two-storey front with two bays on the ground floor. The ground floor includes semi-circular head sash windows with gothic-style glazing bars, keystones, and imposts, while there is a single similar opening of lesser height in the center of the gable. Above this is an incised stone plaque that reads "Wesleyan Methodist Chapel 1839." The central door opening is framed by an architrave and topped with a pediment on brackets, leading to double three-panelled doors. The complete interior includes a pulpit on a dais, pews, and a gallery with a pierced cast iron frontage that incorporates a clock. The forecourt walls are made of rubble with a dressed coping, and there are a pair of central ashlar gate piers with moulded caps, along with paired gates and plain cast iron railings.
Local climate
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Forecourt Walls, Gate Piers and Gates receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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