Wesleyan Methodist Church, boundary walls and gatepiers to road is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1974. Church.

Wesleyan Methodist Church, boundary walls and gatepiers to road

WRENN ID
crooked-foundation-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 January 1974
Type
Church
Address
Wesleyan Methodist Church, boundary walls and gatepiers to road, Wesley Slope, Frome
OS grid reference
ST 775 477
Coordinates
51.22821, -2.32272
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Wesleyan Methodist Church, built in 1812, is a plain building featuring a hipped slate roof. The front is made of ashlar stone and includes a moulded coping at the top, a cornice, a string course, and a plinth. There are five windows arranged in two tiers; the upper tier has semi-circular heads while the lower tier has segmental heads with keystones. A portico supported by two columns features an entablature. The side elevations have six windows and a central entrance lobby. The street is flanked by fluted gate piers on either side of a retaining wall, which has a very shallow pediment.

Local climate

Wesleyan Methodist Church, boundary walls and gatepiers to road 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 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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  1. 1, Wesley Slope Grade II 33 m
  2. 1a and 2, Wesley Slope Grade II 40 m
  3. Church Hall to Rear of Wesleyan Methodist Church Grade II 54 m
  4. Street Wall in Front of Nos 1, 1a 2 and 3 Wesley Slope Together with School Grade II 55 m
  5. School Grade II 61 m
  6. Lamp Standard Grade II 66 m
  7. 3, Wesley Slope Grade II 73 m
  8. Wall to South of No 4 Grade II 92 m
  9. Gate Pier on Corner at Junction with Wesley Close Grade II 93 m
  10. Former Police Station Grade II 110 m