Westgate Methodist Chapel

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 £|r=-2}}}} as of ), and was attached to the earlier chapel which then became a schoolroom. and was owned and partially restored by the Historic Chapels Trust from late 2009 to 2026 when due to the withdrawal of grants from Historic England it was sold at nil value to the Trades4Care charity.

The chapel is constructed in sandstone and has Welsh slate roofs. It is in two storeys and has five bays. There are two entrances on the south of the building, a single entrance in the westernmost bay, and a paired entrance in the easternmost bay. The ground floor windows have square heads, and the upper floor windows are round-headed. Over the lower windows is a series of inscribed panels. To the east, and slightly set back, is the former schoolroom, which is also has two storeys, and is in three bays. The windows are similar to those in the chapel. In front of the pulpit is a dais surrounded by communion rails. On each side of this are curved doors leading to vestries with a store room…