Listed Building record MDO12408 - Methodist Church, West Bay, Bridport

The West Bay Methodist Chapel was built in 1849 by Messrs Cox and Sons, Shipbuilders of West Bay. The walls are rubble stone, faced with stucco on the sides, and a pitched slate roof with coped gable ends. There is a projecting wooden north porch with concave canopy-shaped roof. The chapel was damaged during military exercises in preparation for D-Day in 1944. The chapel closed in May 2007.

The West Bay Methodist Chapel stands on East Beach, West Bay, between Clarence House and the Bridport Arms. It is sometimes known as 'The Chapel on the Beach'. It was built in 1849 by Messrs Cox and Sons, Shipbuilders of West Bay -- John Cox had been leader of the West Bay Wesleyan Society since 1828. The walls are rubble stone, faced with stucco on the sides, and a pitched slate roof with coped gable ends. There is a projecting wooden north porch with panelled sides, full entablature with projecting eaves and concave canopy-shaped roof with finial. The windows have round heads. (1)

Weslayan Methodist chapel built in 1849. Gabled front of rubble with two round-arched windows flanking the entrance. A square wooden porch with swept roof. <2>

The chapel was damaged during military exercises in preparation for D-Day in 1944. The chapel closed in May 2007.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 46 (Monograph). SDO97.

'(4) West Bay Methodist Chapel stands near the shore, 13/8 m. S. of the parish church. The walls are of rubble with the E., S. and W. fronts faced with stucco and the roofs are slate-covered. It was built early in the 19th century. There is a projecting N. porch of wood with panelled sides, full entablature with narrow modillions and concave canopy-shaped roof with small finial; the windows have round heads.'

<2> Stell, C, 1991, An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-Houses in South-West England, 111 (Monograph). SDO11597.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1486408 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Aug 23 2024 3:45PM