This building was the Wesleyan chapel on Wareham Road, Lychett Minster.
Built to seat 204, at the time of the 1940 Statistical Returns, it could seat 154. It is no longer in use.
Grid Ref: SY958927
Reference: The twelfth annual report of the Wesleyan Chapel Committee, 1866 page 112
Comments about this page
There are records for this chapel in Dorset History Centre. The catalogue on-line lists them as reference
NM-3/S/10. The earliest date shown is 1904. This chapel was known as Lower Lytchett to distinguish it from Lytchett Matravers known as Upper Lytchett.
It is good to hear this building is still in Methodist use. This story illustrates a common point: that names change, as do the relative importance of neighbourhoods over time.
I’ve added a picture taken in 2022 by Mark Churchill of the former Wesleyan chapel. As Mark comments, the chapel is one of the few in the area that is still home to a Methodist congregation.
This chapel is still in use. However it is now known as Upton Methodist Church.
Add a comment about this page