By the end of the 1870s, a number of the mother chapels of the Welsh nonconformist denominations were not only reaching full capacity but also the early-nineteenth century designs and layouts were ...
The Baptists had been holding services in Aberystwyth since 1787, initially in a house in Queen Street, and in 1797, the Aberystwyth court leat allowed the Baptists to build their first chapel in B...
The Calvinist Methodist cause in Aberystwyth had begun in 1770, the first chapel on the Mill Street site built in 1775. This first building was a small, long walled chapel, facing onto Mill Street ...
The cause for Towyn Independent Chapel began 1858, with the first chapel built 1860 to the design of Thomas Jones of Pencnwc. The chapel was then rebuilt in 1865-9 to the designs of Rev. Thomas Tho...
Bethel Baptist Chapel was built in 1849 of dressed stone in diminishing courses, constructed in the simple Round-headed style as a gable entry type. There is a central round-headed doorway with an ...
the cause at Bethesda began in the 1740's, with the first Methodist Chapel built in 1780. The chapel was rebuilt in 1826, and enlarged in 1848. It was rebuilt again in 1873, by the architect Thomas...
The early members of the Independent church in Lampeter held services in an old brewery building, located near Harfod Square which they rented for £5 a year. When David Davies was ordained as ...
Horeb Independent Chapel was built in 1784 as an offshoot from Pantycreuddyn. The first minister was Mr Benjamin Jones, followed by Mr Johnathon Jones of Rhydybont. In 1805 it was decided they shou...
Newbridge-on-Wye Baptist Chapel was built in 1760, and rebuilt in 1828. The chapel was rebuilt for a second time in 1879, in the Italinate style with a gable entry plan. The Sunday School was added...
Tabernacle United Reformed Chapel was built in 1721, rebuilt in 1778 and again in 1836. The present chapel, dated 1836, is built in the Simple Gothic style to the design of architect T. Hope. It ha...
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