Trustees 1951
Herbert Dix	Willie Dix
Walter Garrett	Albert Wynes
Herbert Latchem

During the earlier part of the nineteenth century many of those who started our Chapel worshipped at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Carlingcott, which building still stands though it is no longer used as a place of worship. The desire for a form of Church government that was more free led the founders away from the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. Under the guidance of Isaac Short the grandfather of Herbert and Willie Dix, and of Elijah Richardson our forbears left their old chapel in all friendliness, and made their new home temporarily in a cottage opposite our present Chapel, which was occupied by Mrs. Ann Chivers.

In the schoolroom were photographs of Isaac Short and Elijah Richardson. These two brethren, together with several others, including Nicholas Walker lent money to begin on the new chapel. Many donations were received; and amongst the earliest collectors were Enoch Dix, John Churchill, Thomas Francis, Sarah Goold, and Charlotte Short.

The ground on which our property stands was purchased on August 8th 1851, from James Daniels for the sum of £16. The foundation stone was laid on August 28th 1851. The Chapel was opened on December 11th 1851 when the visiting preacher was the Rev. Samuel Dunn. Collections at the opening amounted to £3. 8. 5. The Chapel cost £217.10.0. in all of which the largest amount naturally was paid to the builder, William Anstee.

The Chapel originally had two aisles and did not extend as far as it does at present, finishing where the rostrum now is; and it was heated by a hot air system, the boiler being underneath the Chapel.

In 1870 the Schoolroom was erected at a cost of £93.10.0. There is no doubt that a great deal of voluntary labour helped to make so low the figures for building the whole of our fine set of premises.

In 1889, there were extensive alterations to the rostrum, aisles, choir seats etc. The present high pressure heating system was installed in 1897.

Again in 1901 there were considerable alterations and additions to our property at a cost of about £400.

For many years our people were burdened with a debt necessarily incurred in the building and maintaining of our splendid property. Money had been raised in many ways -

Tea Meetings, Collections, Donations, Collectors, Gifts etc., - by April 1929 the debt had been reduced to £44.10.0. At this time the Parfitt Brothers of Victoria, Canada sent sufficient money to clear off this remaining debt. Move recently these good brethren, to mark the Centenary of the Church to which they owe so much, have sent a gift of £100. In His will Walter Gullock left a legacy of £10 to us.

Though numbers are not now as big as they once were our work continues and our people are in good heart. For days such as these congregations are good; the Sunday school is flourishing; the Good Templers still meet and so does the Women’s Bright Hour; and a splendid orchestra leads our singing on Sundays. It is interesting to record that 956 baptisms have taken place in our Chapel.