- Nprn: 11461
- Summary: Seion Methodist Chapel was first built in 1820, but its lease expired in 1860 and the congregation bought a plot in the centre of the village to build a new chapel. This new chapel was designed, and its erection superintended, by the architect Richard Owen of Liverpool. It was probably opened during a ceremony on 9-10th August 1875. It is built in the Gothic style with stone walls, slate-roof and gable entry plan. The front facade has a centre gable with coping, kneelers and buttresses with two offsets. The wide pointed giant arch with dripstone encloses has a punched wheel window, over a window of three flat-headed lights with columned mullions. The doorway below has a carved typanum and two doors each of 3 diagonally-boarded panels. To each side of the doorway is a stone plaque. The left hand plaque is inscribed 'Calvinist/ Methodist/ Chapel', and the right hand one 'Erected/ AD/ 1874'. The central gable is flanked by stair turrets with saddleback roofs, the last with lozenge-shaped slates and crest tiles. The front of the turrets have tall lancet openings with punched quatrefoils above tall cusped lights. The side elevations each have three windows with arched heads. The forecourt is enclosed by a dwarf stone wall, octagonal ashlar gate piers, and contemporary iron railings and gates. Attached at the rear is a lower and narrower vestry, "which can be thrown open", thus bringing the seating up to 250. This has a steep-sided slate roof and, in the rear gable, two windows with arched heads.
RCAHMW, December 2010 - Description: Built in 1820, rebuilt 1874-75, architect R.Owen of Liverpool and builder J.Pickstock. Built in the Gothic style, gable entry type. A prominant feature of this Chapel is the large arch in the facade. Present status [1994]: Chapel
The first Seion Chapel in Meifod was built in 1820, but its lease expired in 1860 and thereafter an annual rent of 10s p.a. had to be paid. In 1873 the congregation bought a plot in the centre of the village to build a new chapel (T G Jones, Montgomeryshire Collections (1878), v. 11, p.79). The new chapel was designed, and its erection superintended, by the architect Richard Owen of Liverpool. John Pickstock, a chapel elder, was the builder. It was probably opened during a ceremony on 9 and 10 August 1875.
It is a stone-built, slate-roofed, Victorian Gothic chapel with its entrance in the gable end and an attached rear vestry. The front facade has a centre gable with coping, kneelers and buttresses with two offsets. The wide pointed giant arch with dripstone encloses has a punched wheel window over a window of three flat-headed lights with columned mullions. The doorway below has a carved typanum and two doors each of 3 diagonally-boarded panels. To each side of doorway is a stone plaque. The left hand plaque is inscribed 'Calvinist/ Methodist/ Chapel', and the right hand one 'Erected/ AD/ 1874'. The central gable is flanked by stair turrets with saddleback roofs, the last with lozenge-shaped slates and crest tiles. The front of the turrets have tall lancet openings with punched quatrefoils above tall cusped lights. The side elevations each have three windows with arched heads.
The forecourt is enclosed by a dwarf stone wall, octagonal ashlar gate piers, and contemporary iron railings and gates. Attached at the rear is a lower and narrower vestry, "which can be thrown open", thus bringing the seating up to 250 (T G Jones, op. cit.). This has a steep-sided slate roof and, in the rear gable, two windows with arched heads.
O M Jenkins, RCAHMW, 28 April 2004. - Rebuilt: 1874 Source:Plaque
- Built: 1820 Source:Religious Census
- Date Of Chapel: 1874 Source:
- Architect: 1874 Richard Owens, Liverpool
- Builder: 1874 J. Pickstock,
- £ 1150: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 170: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- 80: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 155: 1851 (Religious Census)
- Chapel: 07/2011 (R Scourfield)
- Materials
- Stone
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Style: Gothic
- Plan: Gable Entry
- Window Glazing: Stained Glass
- Windows: Gothic
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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