Tolpuddle buildings [3]
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Tolpuddle buildings [3]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 11 Dec 2020
This former Methodist chapel was built circa 1818 and has been much altered for use as a cow house and store. Constructed of plastered cob on a plinth of brick and flint with brick dressings. Five of the six Tolpuddle Martyrs were Methodists, and it is presumed that they worshipped in this building. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1119849 The village of Tolpuddle is located alongside the River Piddle is some 7 miles north east of Dorchester and is essentially a commuter village. Formerly astride the A35, the village is now by-passed. The village is renowned as the home of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, six farm labourers led by a Methodist lay preacher who met to form a union to resist reductions in wages.
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Image Location
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50.748926
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-2.291799