Chapel
There were both Quaker believers and Presbyterian ministers in the Seend area by about 1648. In 1672 Benjamin Rutty of Seend was licenced to be a Presbyterian teacher and to use his house for that purpose. By 1717 Seend had a congregation of 52 Presbyterians, to whom a minister from Devizes preached once a month.
In 1749 John Wesley preached at Seend. Thereafter, non-conformist Christians in Seend seem to have become part of the Methodist movement.
Construction of Seend Methodist Chapel began in 1774. It was completed in 1775 and opened by John Wesley. The chapel was registered for marriages in 1854. The building is red brick with ashlar stone quoins and lancet windows in an Early English style grouped in pairs and triplets. It has been a Grade 2 listed building since 1981.
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“One thing’s certain. With a name like Abrahams, he won’t be in the chapel choir, now will he?”
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