Wesleyan Methodist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1961. Methodist Church.
Wesleyan Methodist Church
- WRENN ID
- solemn-bronze-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1961
- Type
- Methodist Church
- Address
- Wesleyan Methodist Church, Upper High Street, Castle Cary
- OS grid reference
- ST 643 324
- Coordinates
- 51.08988, -2.51062
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wesleyan Methodist Church, built around 1840, is located on the south side of Upper High Street in Castle Cary. It is constructed from Cary stone rubble with a Doulting ashlar facade and features a Welsh slate roof that is hipped at the south end and gabled to the north, topped with a prominent metal ridge ventilator. The church has two-storey elevations with three bays on each side. Notable architectural details include a plinth, band courses, and a swept gable, along with octagonal corner piers that have bell-shaped tops. The center bay projects slightly and contains semi-circular arched leaded windows in plain openings. There is a large panelled door set in a plain semi-circular arch, which is topped by a Gothic style traceried fanlight. A bell-shaped plaque with the word "Wesleyan" is located on the gable. The sides of the church feature two tiers of matching windows. Although the interior was not seen, the church occupies a dominant position on High Street, making it an important element of the streetscape.
Local climate
Wesleyan Methodist Church 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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