- Nprn: 13127
- Summary: Newbridge Methodist Chapel is said to have been built in 1885, but this must have been on a different site as nothing is shown on the OS maps 1885-1910. After 1910, a large timber chapel was built in neo-gothic style, with a smaller corrugated iron structure alongside to the northwest. The timber structure has a long wall entry plan and fine arcading separating the nave from the side-aisles. In the 1950's a new church was built to the southwest, in brick. The earlier structures were retained, the wooden building being converted into a workshop.
RCAHMW, August 2011 - Description: Built in 1885, modified, altered or rebuilt between 1950-1959. Built in the Late 20th c style, long-wall entry type. Present status [1995] : chapel
Name: Newbridge Methodist Church
Address: Bridge Street
Parish: Abercarn
Denom: Congregational
Ngr: ST21149696
Status: operatinal
Membership: not known
Date of Survey: 10/4/95
General: modern brick building with 2 earlier temporary buildings behind to the north. External survey only.
Style - modern
Date C. 1950s
Plan - rectangular
Roof - gabled with concrete pantiles
Walling - brown face-brick
Fenestration - window openings have flat-heads with metal casements windows.
Main façade - south lateral wall -5 tall windows in upper level. Long low flat-roofed projection at ground-floor level with 5 small casement windows.
The main entrance is located in the W. side of the elevation double-doors in flat-headed opening.
West elevation - single central large casement window. Small extension at the N. side.
North elevation - as S. elevation but with single door with flat-headed opening at the W. side.
East gable elevation - large central circular window with stone-tracery and an open-bed pediment above. Flat-roofed extension on the ground-floor.
Earlier building located at the rear to the north-east - large single-story, timber tabernacle structure. Presently serving as a joinery shop - O N Davies.
Apparently an ex M O D building acquired and converted C. 1921.
Plan - rectangular
External walls - lapped timber-boarding.
Roof - gabled with mineral felt covering
Fenestration : Flat-headed casement windows.
South elevation - centre area - 2 timber casement windows with timber cross-pattern frames. 1, 6 light casement window on each outer-side.
East-elevation - 5 odd casements with a ledged double-door on the north-side.
North gable-elevation - 2, 4-light windows with cross pattern glazing-bars
Internal - there are 2 timber rows of arcading which create aisled areas parallel with the east and west elevations.
A further early tabernacle building is located at the north-west part of the site behind the existing Methodist church and adjacent to the timber structure. Presently serving as a church-hall, the occupants of the joinery works described it as the 'original'chapel building.
Style - temporary tabernacle
Plan - rectangular
Roof - gabled with corrugated covering.
Walling - corrugated metal
Date - uncertain - Possibly early 20th centuary.
Main façade - south gable-wall. Small front gable-porch with a 4-light window with flat-head and iron glazing-bars.
There is a similar window over the porch in the west-gable with a 6-light iron-casement on each side of the porch.
There are 3 small casement windows in each lateral-wall.
The north-gable-wall has a small adjoining brick extension . - Built: 1885 Source:RCCEORBWM
- Rebuilt(1): c.1950 Source:
- Date Of Chapel: 1950A Source:
- £ 800: 1905 Buildings and Property (RCCEORBWM)
- 300: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Chapel: 1/12/2010 (Denominational website)
- English: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- Materials
- Brick
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Documents
- Style: Late 20th Century
- Plan: Long-wall entry
- Window Glazing: Small Pane
- Windows: Wheel Window
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Map
- Grid Reference: ST21149696
- Address: BRIDGE STREET, NEWBRIDGENewbridge
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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