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- Summary: Derwenlas Welsh Calvinist Methodist Chapel was built around 1823 and was opened on 5 and 6 July of that year. The present chapel is a rebuild of 1875, designed by architect J H Jones of Birmingham and built by J O Williams of Machynlleth. The chapel is built in the Simple Gothic style with stone walls, a slate roof and a long wall entry plan. There is an adjoining stone and slate-roofed chapel house to the left. The front long wall of chapel has three pointed and Y-traceried windows in openings with yellow brick voussoirs and dressings. The gabled porch has a bargeboard and a finial at the right hand end, with a doorway in its left hand return and a plaque above. The path to the chapel door is enclosed by clipped hedges with a lawn on each side, and enclosed with nineteenth century iron railings and a gate with spear-headed finials.
RCAHMW, May 2011 - Description: Built in 1823; rebuilt 1875, architect J.H.Jones of Birmingham and builder J.O.Williams of Machynlleth. Long-wall entry chapel, built in a simple Gothic style. Present status [2000]: Chapel
The first chapel for the Welsh Calvinist Methodist Cause in Derwenlas was built around 1823 and was opened on 5 and 6 July of that year. The present chapel is the result of a rebuild in 1875 by the builder J.O. Williams of Machynlleth to the design of J H Jones of Birmingham. In 2002 it was still in use as a chapel.
It is a stone-built and slate-roofed chapel in a simple Gothic style with its entrance in the long wall rather than in the gable. There is an adjoining stone and slate-roofed chapel house to the left. The front long wall of chapel has three pointed, two-lighted and Y-traceried windows in openings with yellow brick voussoirs and dressings.
The gabled porch has a bargeboard and a finial at the right hand end with a doorway in its left hand return with a plaque above. The path to the chapel door is enclosed by clipped hedges with a lawn on each side, and all is enclosed from the road withnineteenth century iron railings and a gate with spear-headed finials.
O M Jenkins, RCAHMW, 18 May 2004 - Built: 1823 Source:Religious Census
- Date Of Chapel: 1875 Source:Deduction
- Opened?: 05/07/1823 Source:BCS database
- Rebuilt & Re-opened: 05/07/1875 Source:BCS database
- Architect: 1875 J.H. Jones, Birmingham
- Builder: 1875 J.O. Williams, Machynlleth
- £ 725: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 112: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- 08: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 84: 1851 (Religious Census)
- Chapel: 1995 (Blwyddiadur)
- Converted: ()
- Materials
- Stone
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Style: Simple Gothic
- Plan: Long-wall entry
- Window Glazing: Intersecting
- 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