Building record 1398700000 - Methodist Chapel, Crafton

Situated within the grounds of Rose Cottage, to the south-west of the property, is a small lean-to structure, which now serves as an outbuilding, but once formed part of a Primitive Methodist Chapel built in 1889. In the 1830s a group of Crafton residents formed a small Methodist group which regularly met in one of the cottages within the hamlet. They decided to build their own chapel and, with a loan from Lord Rosebery of a plot of land, they began construction in 1888. The last service was held in the chapel on 22nd December 1968 after which it was eventually sold by the Rosebery estate to Mr. Tony Pratt of Crafton and in 1982 to the current owners of Rose Cottage. Due to its poor condition, the roof was removed but some of the original façade was retained and the building converted to a simple lean-to. This is a local building of note within the Conservation Area of Crafton (B1).