Methodist Chapel, Kingston Deverill
A Meeting House certificate was first issued in Kingston Deverill in1777. A second certificate was issued in 1824, followed in 1826 by a certificate for a Wesleyan Chapel. There were also certificates issued to the Primitive Methodists. A Primitive Chapel appears on the 1887 ordnance survey map at Whitepits, but the building had gone by the time the 1901 map was printed.
The number of Nonconformists worshipping in Kingston began to drop rapidly around the turn of the 20th century. The Primitive Chapel was demolished, and Kelly's Directory declared the Wesleyan Chapel to be disused by 1907. It was, however, taken over by the Primitive Methodists in 1908, who rented it for three years. Sadly, by 1911 their congregation was only one person, and preachers refused to go there. They gave up the building in 1912. It remained empty for many years, and by 1921 there was grave concern as to its condition. In 1926 there was talk of it possibly being turned into a parish club room, but it was sold later that year.
The number of Nonconformists worshipping in Kingston began to drop rapidly around the turn of the 20th century. The Primitive Chapel was demolished, and Kelly's Directory declared the Wesleyan Chapel to be disused by 1907. It was, however, taken over by the Primitive Methodists in 1908, who rented it for three years. Sadly, by 1911 their congregation was only one person, and preachers refused to go there. They gave up the building in 1912. It remained empty for many years, and by 1921 there was grave concern as to its condition. In 1926 there was talk of it possibly being turned into a parish club room, but it was sold later that year.