Once constructed and furnished at his sole expense, Orphoot gifted the building to Instow as a chapel of ease to the parish church of St John.

[2] It was built on a plot of land provided by Mrs. Orphoot's sister,[3] in an area of the village over half a mile from the parish church.

[2] Construction of the chapel began in September 1935,[4] and it was dedicated by the Bishop of Exeter, the Right Rev.

[2] Today services at the chapel are held weekly between November and Easter and monthly during the summer.

The building has an apse at its east end, which contains a stone altar inlaid with Italian mosaics.