Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, and Boundary Wall and Railings 4 Metres East is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1959. Church.
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, and Boundary Wall and Railings 4 Metres East
- WRENN ID
- iron-ashlar-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1959
- Type
- Church
- OS grid reference
- ST 548 307
- Coordinates
- 51.07467, -2.64517
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, built in 1843, is constructed from local stone that is cut and squared, topped with a half-hipped Welsh slate roof that has a pronounced overhang on the east gable and features a central metal ventilator on the ridge. The chapel is two storeys high, with part of it being an undercroft, and it has three bays. The front elevation displays a plain gable with a pointed archway that contains double doors. Above the doors, there is a stone plaque inscribed with "Wesleyan Chapel 1843" and a small trefoil vent above this.
On the south elevation, there are 12-pane sash windows and a door located at the east end, set into a plinth. Above the door, three pointed arched windows with timber Y-traceried frames and leaded glass are present. A 20th-century extension has been added to the plinth level at the west end.
The front boundary wall is primarily made of squared local stone with shaped coping and features small stone piers topped with pyramidal caps. In the center, there are wrought iron railings with thick square bars, adorned with twist-tongue tops and urn finials on the braced standards. The central double gates match the railings and are topped with a simple overthrow designed to hold a lamp. There is also a matching gate located in the southeast corner. Although the interior of the chapel was not seen, a gallery is evident at the east end above the entrance.
Local climate
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, and Boundary Wall and Railings 4 Metres East receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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