Ebenezer Methodist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Chapel. 1 related planning application.

Ebenezer Methodist Chapel

WRENN ID
fallow-obsidian-wagtail
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
Ebenezer Methodist Chapel, High Street, Buckland Dinham, BA11 2QT
OS grid reference
ST 752 512
Coordinates
51.25982, -2.35603
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Ebenezer Methodist Chapel is a chapel built around 1730, according to written sources, and was rebuilt in 1811. It is constructed from coursed and squared rubble and features a facade under a coped gable with an urn finial. The slate roof has a ridge that runs at right angles to the frontage. The chapel has a plain symmetrical front that is two storeys high and consists of three bays. It has sash windows with glazing bars set in segmental-headed, bead-moulded stone surrounds that include keystones. Above the windows, there is a continuous moulded string course. The central door opening is framed by a moulded stone architrave with a triple keystone, leading to a plank door topped with a segmental pediment on moulded stone brackets. A painted oval stone plaque in the center of the gable is inscribed with "Ebenezer Isam 7 and 12, 1811."

Inside, the chapel features a galleried interior that is predominantly from the late 19th century, including pews and an elaborate pulpit with decorative cast iron paneling. The gallery, dating from 1811, is supported by twin columns flanking the central aisle and has a balustrade made up of five recessed panels. The plaster ceiling features a design of curved and blunted acanthus leaves, also from 1811.

Local climate

Ebenezer Methodist Chapel receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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