West Bay Methodist Church

Prior to the construction of the church, the West Bay Wesleyan Society, which had formed in 1828, held services and meeting at a local dwelling.^[2] As the congregation grew, a Methodist church was built in 1849 by Messrs John Cox and Son,^[1] close to West Bay harbour and Chesil Beach. It opened on 4 December 1849 and continued to serve the local community until May 2007, with the exception of a period of closure during World War II.^[3][4]

Following the chapel's disuse, West Dorset District Council later sold the chapel to the Bridport Area Development Trust for £1 in 2012.^[2] Plans were then created for its conversion into a visitor centre, with planning permission being sought and granted in 2015.^[5] Funding from the Coastal Communities Fund was received in 2017 and the restoration and alteration work was carried out in 2018 by R&C Building Conservation of Shaftesbury.^[6][7] The West Bay Discovery Centre opened in August 2018.^[8]

• West Bay Discovery Centre website

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