Congregational Chapel, Tisbury

In 1669 a group met for Independent worship at the house of Samuel Coombes in Chicksgrove, and for many years Dissenters continued to meet at Chicksgrove. By 1725 they were large enough and strong enough to build their own chapel on the High Street in Tisbury, despite opposition from the established church. The chapel was built at night by quarrymen and guarded by their wives and daughters during the daytime. Regrettably the opposition and vandalism of the building was encouraged by the Anglican church. Although the chapel was Congregational, the church government was Presbyterian in form. Some members left the chapel after 1782 to join the Congregational chapel established by Mrs Turner.

In 1796-7 a Congregational form of government was introduced and the two factions reunited in 1797. The congregation continued to grow in numbers and it was decided to build a larger chapel on a site between Cuff's Lane and Duck Street. £1,500 was raised by public subscription and the chapel, called Zion Hill, was opened in 1842. The old building was used as a British School from 1842-70 and as a Board School from 1870-5. It is now a private house.