- Nprn: 12231
- Summary: The English Methodist Chapel at Y Fan was first built around 1850 and rebuilt in 1872. The later chapel was designed by George B Ford of Burslem and built by E H Williams of Llanbrynmair. It is built in the Lombardic style with a gable entry plan. The building has buff brick walls, with bands and lacing courses of red and vitreous bricks and a slate roof. The centre gabled porch has ashlar coping and kneelers, a round-headed doorway with red-brick voussoirs, and a drip and ashlar keystone. There is a plaque inscribed "1871" above the porch. The flanking round-arched sash windows have horns under the red-brick voussoirs and an ashlar keyblock and dripstone. The rose window has 8 circlets and beneath is a stone plaque inscribed "Wesleyan". The flanking buttresses have two offsets. The right hand wall also has buttresses with two offsets, plus four round-arched windows like those on the front. There is a low apsidal vestry, Sunday School and miners' library attached to the rear gable, that is stylistically similar to the chapel, with a hipped slate roof, buff brick walls and similar windows. All are enclosed from the road by a stone wall.
RCAHMW, May 2011 - Description: Built in 1871. Cost £1200. Built in the Lombardic/Italian style, gable entry type. Present status [2002]: disused (undergoing conversion - ? To houses) See entry in NMRW database
The English methodist chapel at Y Fan was first built around 1850, but the present chapel dates from 1872. It was designed by G B Ford of Burslem and built by E H Williams of Llanbrynmair and opened on 3 July 1872.
The building has buff brick walls, with bands and lacing courses of red and vitreous bricks, a slate roof, and an entrance in the gable end. There are red-brick tumbling and dentils on the front gable, which also has ashlar coping and a wrought-iron finial. The centre gabled porch has ashlar coping and kneelers, a round-headed doorway with red-brick voussoirs, and a drip and ashlar keystone. There is a with plaque inscribed "1871" above the porch. The flanking round-arched sash windows have horns under the red-brick voussoirs and an ashlar keyblock and dripstone. The rose window has 8 circlets and beneath is a stone plaque inscribed "Wesleyan". The flanking buttresses have two offsets. The right hand wall also has buttresses with two offsets, plus four round-arched windows like those on the front.
There is a low apsidal vestry, Sunday School and miners' library attached to the rear gable that is stylistically similar to the chapel. It has a hipped slate roof, buff brick walls, and similar windows. The building is enclosed from the road by a stone wall.
O M Jenkins, RCAHMW, 19 May 2005 - Dated: 1871 Source:Plaque
- Built*: 1871 Source:
- Date Of Chapel: 1871 Source:Deduction
- 1st Chapel ?opened: 05/02/1850 Source:BCS database
- 2nd Chapel ?opened: 03/07/1872 Source:BCS database
- 2nd Chapel ?opened: 03/07/1872 Source:BCS database
- Builder: 03/07/1872 E.H. Williams, Llanbrynmair
- Architect: 03/07/1872 George Beadmore Ford, Burslem
- £ 1608: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 100: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- 300: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Chapel: 2000 (N Wales District Ch. list)
- English: 2000 (N Wales District Ch. list)
- Materials
- Brick
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Documents
- Style: Lombardic
- Gallery: End Gallery
- Plan: Gable Entry
- Pulpit Position: Rear wall
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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