Mid 19th century Wesleyan chapel, Little Clacton (EHER 80821)

The 1851 Wesleyan chapel is a fine example of rural Methodist chapels with high quality brick-work and gothic style windows and door. The design is comparable with earlier chapels at Brightlingsea and Great Bentley, but smaller.

September 2022. Level 1 building survey. The Wesleyan chapel at Little Clacton is a fine example of rural Methodist chapels with high quality brick-work and gothic style windows and door. Outwardly, the chapel is unaltered. The original chapel, built in 1851, is constructed entirely of red brick laid in Flemish bond. The gothic pointed arch windows and doorway, now modern PVC replacements, are picked out with decorative London yellow stock bricks. The entrance way (with door, a non-original) is designed with a plain, classical style, pointed roof, which is echoed in the roof design, containing the date plate, which states: Wesleyan Chapel 1851. The roof has a shallow pitch and is a late survivor of earlier 19th century roof designs, and covered in slate tiles. Much of the original features have been obscured by re-building and conversion into a two storey building. In 1898, the chapel was extended to the south. The porch retains a decorative element in the pediment with a grapevine design incorporating the date of its building in 1898. <1> Information from the NRHE data transfer. Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1861 of red brick with yellow brick dressings with a hipped slate roof and pointed-arched windows. The design is comparable with earlier chapels at Brightlingsea and Great Bentley, but smaller. <2>