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Wesleyan, Primitive and United Methodists in 1932 to form the "Methodist Church", the chapel became Wyke Regis Methodist Church. In 1935, an attached schoolroom was built and the church itself underwent renovation and re-seating. The total cost of the scheme was £1,290 and the
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on 1 April 1903 to consider the scheme in detail and authorise work to begin. Owing to the limited funds available, a decision was made to build the chapel first and add the proposed schoolroom at a later date, thereby reducing the cost down to £970. By June 1903, the
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Methodist place of worship in Wyke Regis was a cottage belonging to Richard Barnes at Shrubbery Lane, which was licensed for worship in 1804. A purpose-built Wesleyan-Methodist chapel was later built in 1832 at Collins Lane. It was described as a "simple single-storey rectangular building",
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Fundraising towards the building fund soon commenced and by
September 1894, a plot of land was purchased on Portland Road for £120. Messrs. Ford and Slater of Burslem drew up the plans for the new chapel, with accommodation provided for 150 people. An attached schoolroom was included as part of the
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In its final years of use, Wyke Regis
Methodist Church formed part of the Dorset South & West Methodist Circuit, with the former schoolroom used as a hall and community space. The church closed in 2021 and a final service was held on 22 August. The church was then put up for sale pending
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scheme, with accommodation for up to 150 children. The chapel and schoolroom were to be connected by folding doors, providing the chapel with space for an additional 100 people if required. The estimated cost of the scheme was £1,100.
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church was reopened by Mrs. S. Lovell on 8 May 1935. The debt from the project was cleared in
October 1938 when the directors of Whitehead's Torpedo Works gifted £100.
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circuit, Rev. W. Nicholson. The 1832 chapel was considered inadequate to meet the needs of the growing population, particularly following the establishment of the
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Torpedo Works in 1891, which resulted in an influx of new workers to the area. In 1891, the population of Wyke Regis was 888 and by 1903 it had reached 1,910.
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which was later incorporated into a bakery. The bakery, including the former chapel, was demolished in 2003 to make way for the construction of a bungalow.
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