Conjurer's Lodge

Conjurers Lodge is a former Methodist chapel and workshop on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is located on the corner of Clements Lane within the village of Chiswell. Established in 1816, the chapel was in use for a decade. The lodge has been Grade II Listed since 1993 and is described as a "rare surviving example of its kind" on the island.[1][2]

Conjurers Lodge, as seen in 2015.
The upper level of the building was used as a chapel, reached by external steps.

Following rumours of local Methodists believing in witchcraft, investigations by Rev. Francis Derry led to 50 members of Portland's society being expelled in 1816. This group then established a chapel on the upper floor of a workshop in Chiswell, which gained the name Conjurers Lodge.[3][4][5] It remained in use for ten years until 1826, when the Methodist society was united once again.[6] Portland Joinery later used the building as a workshop from 1973-2003.[7]

References
  1. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1203079)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. "Result Detail". Heritage Explorer. 2001-07-02. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  3. "Portland Churches, Buildings and Views". ancestry.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. Levack, Brian P. (2001). New Perspectives on Witchcraft, Magic, and Demonology. Routledge. p. 104. ISBN 9780815336709.
  5. "680735". geoffkirby.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  6. Paul Benyon. "Portland Year Book". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  7. "About us". portlandjoinery.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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