Key facts
- Address
- Dunkeswell
Devon - Built
- 1958
- Listed status
- Ontario Heritage Trust property
Sources: Historic England list entry 1146636, Wikipedia, Wikidata Q8030176
Before visiting Wolford Chapel
Service times are not recorded in this listing. We cannot confirm when the next service takes place or whether the building opens outside worship hours.
We do not have confirmed information here about step-free access, accessible toilets, hearing support or supervised children’s groups. If these matter for your visit, ask the church about the specific service you plan to attend.
No direct contact details are recorded. Use the linked sources above or the wider local directory to continue your search.
About Wolford Chapel
Wolford Chapel is situated in Dunkeswell, Devon, close to Honiton. Now held by the Ontario Heritage Trust, it is also protected in England at Grade II. Ontario owns both the chapel and its grounds, and the Canadian flag is displayed there. John Graves Simcoe, the inaugural lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, is buried within, as are his wife Elizabeth and six of their children.
Simcoe ordered the chapel’s construction in 1802 on his Wolford estate, perhaps where an older church once stood. Modest in scale, it has a rectangular layout, walls of Devon rubble stone, worked limestone detailing and roofing of slate. After the property left Simcoe family ownership, publisher Sir Geoffrey Harmsworth became its owner. He oversaw repairs in 1966 and then transferred the chapel for the benefit of Ontario. The Ontario Heritage Trust took legal ownership in 1982, later undertaking further conservation in partnership with the memorial foundation.
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