MEM22162 - Ebenezer Chapel and Wesleyan Day School, Mill Lane, Dunster (Building)
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Type and Period (2)
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Full Description
The 2002 Conservation Area Character Assessment for Dunster states "Around the junction of West Street and Mill Lane are two unlisted groups, all dating from the early 19th century or earlier… Nos. 1-5 are on a slight curve. The former is rendered with a part slate, part plain tile roof. A plaque records that this was the Weslyan Day school of 1825, said to be the first in the village. Its founder was William Moore, a preacher, who left an £800 bequest. In 1839 It expanded into the adjoining chapel buildings and finally closed in 1903." [1] The school was the first Wesleyan Day School in West Somerset and one of the first to receive a government grant and regular inspection. [2] A low wall on the northern end of the property facing the road houses a post box. [3] The building is labelled "1" on 2018 MasterMap data. [4] Former Wesleyan chapel in Mill Lane, built in 1811. A day school added at one end in 1825 and was rebuilt in 1855. rendered rubble walls, perhaps with some cob, and segmental-pointed windows. Now a builder's workshop. [5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEM7910 Unpublished document: Fisher, J.. 2002. Dunster Conservation Area Character Appraisal. p25.
- <2> SEM7516 Monograph: Binding, H.. Discovering Dunster. The Exmoor Press. p15.
- <3> SEM8630 Verbal communication: Various. 1993-. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Team staff comments. Catherine Dove, 16 November 2013.
- <4>XY SEM8545 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap. [Mapped feature: #39209 ]
- <5> SSO1943 Monograph: Stell, C.. 1991. An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-Houses in South-West England. Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1488054, Enhanced 23 May 2022.
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 9898 4345 (19m by 10m) |
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Map sheet | SS94SE |
Civil Parish | DUNSTER, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Other Statuses/References
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 SE204
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 SE204
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1488054
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1488054
Record last edited
May 23 2022 11:26AM
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