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The old chapel held its last service on 5 August 1928 and the new church was opened by Mrs. J. E. Gray on 8 August 1928, in the presence of a large gathering of
Wesleyans from the Weymouth circuit. The dedication service was conducted by Rev. W. T. A. Barber, the Principal of the Richmond Training
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Methodist Church was built in 1928 to replace an earlier chapel in the village which was erected by the Wesleyan-Methodists in 1838. The foundation stone of the new church was laid by the church secretary, Mr. J. E. Gray, in April 1928. A number of fittings were transferred from the old
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Council granted planning permission in 2023 to convert it into a family home. The external appearance of the building is to remain unchanged. The village's Wesleyan-Methodist chapel of 1838 is also now a private house.
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