Rehoboth Strict Baptist Chapel, Downton

In the early 1840s a group of Strict Baptists were formed by an orator called Mr Tiptaft, locally known as 'The Thunderer'. A chapel was founded in Lode Hill in 1845 and on Census Sunday in 1851 there were over 70 present for the main service. There was a permanent pastor, Mr Jones, but he died in 1858 and was not replaced, causing the congregation to gradually dwindle. The chapel was closed by the 1950s and by 1975 had been converted to domestic use, as pictured here.