Conjuror's Lodge, Clements Lane, Portland, Dorset

This workshop is reputed to have been used during the 19th century as a chapel by a breakaway Dissenting religious sect. This explains its unusual name, giving an insight into what other people thought of the group. It is a rare surviving example of this building type on Portland. It is important in tracing the development of nonconformity which was an important feature in the island's social history.

Location

Dorset Portland

Period

Georgian (1714 - 1836)

Tags

religion faith nonconformist Georgian (1714 - 1836)