- Nprn: 11434
- Cadw Ref: FC20
- Cadw Record No: 17558
- Summary: Saron Methodist Chapel was built in 1821 and then rebuilt as the present chapel in 1850. It is a stone-walled, slate-roofed, gable-entry chapel, built in theSimple Gothic style.The gable entry has a central, round-arched doorway and a fanlight with radiating tracery over two, three-panel doors in the reveals. The gable entry leads into internal lobby with plaster walls, tiled floor and side doors to the chapel. The clock on the chapel side of the lobby was given in 1869 by Mr Evan Thomas, Maesypandy, a Calvinistic Methodist Preacher. The chapel has mid- or later nineteenth century internal arrangement. The floor is raked down to the Set Fawr and pulpit and it has varnished box pews arranged in a central and two side blocks. There is an arch behind the pulpit platform and the four-bay ceiling is divided by stopped and chamfered wooden beams. Adjoining the chapel is a contemporary two-storey, single-fronted stone chapel house, under a similar roofline to chapel and there is a detached stone stable block behind the chapel house.
RCAHMW, December 2010 - Description: Built in 1821, rebuilt 1850. Present status [1998]: Chapel Clock on lobby wall given by Mr Evan Thomas, Measypandy, Calvinistic Methodist Preacher. Mid- or later-C19 internal arrangement (C.f., e.g., with Bosrah on Anglesey). Centre door in gable-entry chapel leads into internal lobby with plaster walls, tile floor and side doors to chapel. Floor raked down to Set Fawr and pulpit. Varnished box pews of mid- to later-C19 type, arranged in centre block with two side blocks. Arch behind pulpit platform. Flat, 4-bay ceiling divided by stopped & chamfered wood beams. Lancet windows with yellow glass margin lights flanking white ground with green lozenge decoration. Adjoining and contemporary 2-storey and single-fronted stone chapel house under same roofline; l.h. windows; C19 end gable stack. Detached stone stable block behind chapel house (Site visit: O M Jenkins, 31/10/2002).
The building has been converted into a dwelling, 2011 - Built: 1830-1840 Source:Cadw
- Built: 1821 Source:Religious Census
- Clock Donated: 1869 Source:Clock inscription
- Rebuilt: 1850 Source:Religious Census
- Date Of Chapel: 1850 Source:
- Donor: 1869 Evan Thomas,
- £ 507: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- £ 700: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 216: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- 120: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- 85: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 100: 1851 (Religious Census)
- Chapel: 31/01/2002 About to be sold? (Site visit - O M Jenkins)
- Converted: 2011 Dwelling ()
- Materials
- Stone
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Storey: Single Storey
- Style: Simple Gothic
- Plan: Gable Entry
- Pulpit Position: Rear Wall
- Window Glazing: Diamond
- Windows: Gothic
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- Grid Reference: SO00629392
- Address: PONTDOLGOCH, LLANWNNOG
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Hello
My great great grandparents were married in Kinnerton Chapel in Old Radnor on 21st May1850. I have been searching for information on the Chapel, so was pleased to find this website. I have now located it on Google Street View – looks like someone is ‘doing it up’ to live in: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.2612635,-3.1095337,3a,90y,232.95h,84.26t/data=!3m9!1e1!3m7!1s-8DWPORkq2RFVNXBLde_-g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!9m2!1b1!2i53?hl=en-GB
The marriage record of my ancestors Abraham Bounds and Elizabeth Williams is attached. I hope it is of interest.
All the best
Saira
Dear Sara
Thank you for the information. I am glad to hear that it was some help to you.
Good luck on your continued search
Christine