- Nprn: 11443
- Cadw Ref: G
- Cadw Record No: 18194
- Summary: Adfa Methodist Chapel was built in 1790, enlarged in 1820 and rebuilt in 1872. The present chapel, dated 1872, is stone built in the Simple Round-Headed style with a long-wall entry plan. The doorway is in the front wall together with a round-headed window and door openings. There are two tall centre windows flanking a plaque, which reads: "Capel coffa Lewis Evan/ yr Adfa/ Eglwys Bresbyteraidd/ adeiladwyd 1790/ estynwyd 1820/ Atgyweiriwyd 1997". A three-storey, single-fronted house adjoins the chapel under the same roofline and a lower single-bay vestry on the right-hand side with a half-hipped slate roof and steps up to a round-arched doorway. There is a Gothic forecourt monument to Lewis Evans, partly inscribed; "Er cof/ am/ Lewis Evan/ Llanllugan/ y Cynghorwr cyntaf/ gyda'r/ Methodistaid Calvinaidd yn Ngogledd Cymru/ Ganwyd yn 1719/ Bu farw yn 1792". Adfa is now Grade 2 Listed for its impressive scale and its well preserved and unusual plan, including a house, school and stables. It has a high quality interior and the building has important historical association with the Calvinist preacher Lewis Evans.
RCAHMW, December 2010 - Description: Built in 1790, rebuilt and modified 1820 and 1872. Built in the Simple Round-Headed style, long-wall entry type. Present status [1998]: Chapel
Adfa Chapel was first built in 1790, before being rebuilt and modified 1820 and 1872. A long-wall entry chapel, Adfa's front wall has round-headed window & door openings. There are shorter intermediate windows with their heads near eaves, and with two tall centre windows flanking a plaque, which reads: "Capel coffa Lewis Evan/ yr Adfa/ Eglwys Bresbyteraidd/ adeiladwyd 1790/ estynwyd 1820/ Atgyweiriwyd 1997".
3-storey, single-fronted house adjoins under same roofline, with l.h. windows & r.h. doorway, its lofty gable end wall slate-hung. Lower single-bay vestry on r.h. with half-hipped slate roof and steps up to round-arched doorway, its ca. 3-bay return elevation with centre gable.
Stone rear elevations overlooking the graveyard, the chapel rear wall with 3 cambered-headed window openings above and below. Gothic forecourt monument to Lewis Evans is partly inscribed thus: "Er cof/ am/ Lewis Evan/ Llanllugan/ y Cynghorwr cyntaf/ gyda'r/ Methodistaid Calvinaidd yn Ngogledd Cymru/ Ganwyd yn 1719/ Bu farw yn 1792".
Present status [1998 & 2002]: Chapel.
Briefly visited by O M Jenkins, 6/12/2002. - Small Rear Extension: 1843-1886 Source:Cadw
- Built: c.1790 Source:Cadw
- Built (about): 1790 Source:Religious Census
- Shown On Map: 1821 Source:Cadw
- Memorial To Lewis Evan: 1800-1899 Source:Cadw
- Reblt. Or Ext.; Gallery: c.1820 Source:Cadw
- Schoolroom As Day School: Pre 1879 Source:Cadw
- Enlarged: 1820 Source:BOW
- Schoolroom: 1820 Source:BOW
- Rebuilt: 1872 Source:
- Date Of Chapel: 1872 Source:
- £ 1050: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 37: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 450: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Chapel: 04/02/1997 (Cadw)
- Chapel: 2011 (Denominational Yearbook)
- Materials
- Stone
- With cladding to house & chapel front & vestry
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Style: Simple Round-Headed
- Plan: Long-wall entry
- Window Glazing: "Y" Glazing
- Windows: Round-Headed
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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