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This profile of West Portholland Bible Christian Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell.
The chapel overlooks the cove and its small harbour from the harbour’s western flank. This lovely stone building was erected in 1858 to replace the now-lost chapel built on an unstable cliff alongside the road out of the cove.
1858 West Portholland Bible Christian Chapel
Heritage Gateway: Earlier Bible Christian chapel in West Portholland built c 1858 on the old coast road to East Portholland at this location. Replaced by new chapel to the west in c 1878. The building is recorded on the 1st Edition 1:2500 1880 OS map (3). No longer extant. https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO52451&resourceID=1020
1858: Build date. (SWChurches)
Demolished.
1878 West Portholland Bible Christian Chapel
Heritage Gateway: Bible Christian chapel, now converted to a house at West Portholland. Stone rubble with brick dressings; dry slate roof. 2-storey elevations with horned sash windows, those to 1st floor with fanlight heads within round arches. Gabled porch to end entrance. Possible gallery, or chapel over schoolroom (interior not inspected). Beautiful setting in small fishing cove. The building is annotated “Chapel House” https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO32426&resourceID=1020
1878: New chapel and schoolroom opened. (Christian World – Friday 21 June 1878)
1907: The Methodist New Connexion, Bible Christians and United Methodist Free Churches amalgamated to become the United Methodist Church.
1907: Became Portholland United Methodist Church.
1940: Seating for 98. (Revd David Easton)
1990s: Congregations falling.
1994: Closed (Revd David Easton)
Sold and converted to dwelling “Chapel House”.
2017 (Jo Lewis)
2017 (Jo Lewis)