Westgate Methodist Chapel
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| Westgate Methodist Chapel | |
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  Westgate Methodist Chapel Location in County Durham | |
| 54°44′14″N 2°08′54″W / 54.7372°N 2.1482°W | |
| OS grid reference | NY 905 380 |
| Location | Westgate, County Durham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Methodist |
| Website | Westgate Methodist Chapel |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 5 June 1987 |
| Architect(s) | George Race junior and Mr Atkinson |
| Architectural type | Chapel |
| Groundbreaking | 1871 |
| Completed | 1871 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone with slate roofs |
Westgate Methodist Chapel stands on the A689 road in the village of Westgate, some 5 miles (8 km) west of Stanhope, County Durham, England (grid reference NY905380). It is a redundant chapel under the care of the Historic Chapels Trust,[1] and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2]
This was originally a Primitive Methodist chapel. The area in which it stands, Weardale, has a long history of Primitive Methodism, having been the site of a camp meeting in 1823. The first chapel in the village was built in 1824. The present chapel, built in 1871, was designed by George Race junior and a Mr Atkinson. It cost £1,300 (equivalent to £152,900 as of 2023),[3] and was attached to the earlier chapel which then became a schoolroom.[2] The chapel closed in 2007,[4] and was acquired by the Historic Chapels Trust in late 2009.[1]