- Nprn: 11464
- Summary: Meifod Methodist Chapel was built in 1806 and opened early in 1807. It was extended in 1822 and two galleries added in 1833. This chapel was sold and converted to a house (Dudley House) on the building of the second and present chapel building. Foundation stones for the second chapel were laid on 10 October 1873 and the chapel was opened on June 17th, 1874. This chapel is stone built with a gable entry plan, and was designed by architect Richard Owen of Liverpool. This has now been converted into two houses, known as Eastley House and Westley House.
RCAHMW, December 2010 - Description: Built in 1807, enlarged 1822 with modifications 1833 and 1874, architect R.Owen of Liverpool and builder E.Humphreys of Caersws. Built in the Gothic style, gable entry type. Present status [1998]: other
The first Methodist chapel in Meifod was built in 1806 and opened early in 1807. It was extended in 1822 and two galleries were added in 1833. This chapel was sold and converted to a house (Dudley House) on the building of the second, present chapel building. Foundation stones for the second chapel were laid on 10 October 1873 and the chapel was opened on June 17th, 1874 (T G Jones, Montgomeryshire Collections (1878), v. 11). This chapel is stone built with an entrance in the gable end, and was designed by Richard Owen, the Liverpool architect. It has now been converted into two houses known as Eastley House and Westley House.
The gable facade has a centre gabled porch and tall flanking lancet openings which were originally windows. They have since been lengthened to ground level and the lower parts converted to doors. A plaque over the porch door reads: "1874" and "Wesleyan Methodist Chapel". The conjoined two-light pointed windows over the porch each have two lancet lights with a quatrefoil in the head. They apparently retain their nineteenth century glazing. There is a wheel window in the apex of the front gable. The side walls have four bays with windows that have triangular heads.
O M Jenkins, RCAHMW, 28 April 2004 - Built: 1833 Source:Religious Census
- Disused: By 1988 Source:Mortimer, A
- Built: 1807 Source:
- Enlarged: 1822 Source:
- Rebuilt: 1874 Source:SRH
- Date Of Chapel: 1874 Source:
- Architect: 1874 Richard Owens, Liverpool
- Builder: 1874 E. Humphreys, Caersws
- £ 1033: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 210: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- 70: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 40: 1851 (Religious Census)
- Converted: 29/09/1994 Dwelling (Site visit - A Mortimer)
- 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