- Nprn: 6227
- Cadw Ref: AB
- Cadw Record No: 19221
- Summary: Bethania Chapel was built 1906 by architect David Williams of Swanses. The chapel is built in the Classical style of the gable entry type and is Grade 2 listed.
RCAHMW, June 2009. - Description: Gable facade mainly square smooth faced dressed stonework (probably Bathstone or similar) infilled panels between pillasters & pediments etc of rought square dressed stone. Side elevations, gable ends to chapel & vestry are of random rubble stonewalling rendered over with cement plaster facing. The roofs are of timber framing clad with Welsh slate tiles. Notes from I D Jones 21/12/1997.
EXTERIOR
Majestic gable-end façade faces N; eclectic compendium of Baroque, Beaux-Arts and Palladian themes. Roughly dressed stone blocks in courses and stucco, slate roof with tile ridge and brackets at eaves. Main front symmetrical with pairs of channelled pilasters at either end. Vast elliptical arch rises from cornice, with chapel name emblazoned at crown, and torch finial at gable apex. Pilasters have capitals with volutes and simple floral decoration. Line of pediment broken by big round arched central fanlight, flanking separate smaller windows either side, forming giant triple window composition. Centre window has ornate cambered transom with flamboyant projecting scroll decoration, separating lower 6-pane window from fanlight. Windows either side are 4-pane with cambered heads, and have smaller scrolls with shell decoration at head. Small lateral windows between pilasters at each side: stucco oculus with keyblocks above, rectangular light with stucco architrave and pediment below. Big stucco canopy over entrance doorway has pediment broken by fanlight supported on huge console brackets with acanthus leaf and festoon decoration. 6-panel grained double doors, with small decorative pediment applied as ornamental moulding to frieze rail. Pair of stucco cartouches on wall either side of canopy with date A.D.1906. Chamfered plinth with inset donor and foundation stones. E and W sides rendered, 2-storey. 5 window elevations; 6-panes with central mullion, cambered heads. To the rear SW schoolroom/vestry with cement rendered porch dated 1941.
INTERIOR
Double doors into broad vestibule with corniced ceiling and encaustic tile floor. Stairs to gallery at either end and doors left and right to main chapel; six-panel (3 tall panels above 3 smaller) grained, with simple chamfered mouldings. Large auditorium with fine painted decoration. Ceiling deeply coved with honeysuckle frieze. Centre ceiling divided into 8 boarded pitch pine panels with 3 inset ventilators with pierced fleur-de-lys ornament. Three-sided gallery on 7 cast iron columns with stylised composite capitals. Above, moulded cornice decorated with wheatsheaf and foliated ornament. Gallery has curved angles, and a wooden front with pilasters separating ornamental cast iron panels decorated with delicate interlacing foliage. Clock in centre gallery opposite pulpit. Grained pews with close boarded backs in centre double block and side blocks. Raked gallery pews. High pulpit platform with curved steps each side. Deacons' seat in front has curved ends, and close-boarded panels at base with turned balusters in upper panels and moulded top rail. Organ behind pulpit, marked with makers name, 'Peter Conacher & Co. Huddersfield', set into monumental flat-headed, shouldered recess flanked by side pilasters with floral capitals. - CADW - Built: 1906-1907 Source:Orbach, Julian
- Built: 1906-1907 Source:Cadw
- Dated: 1906 Source:Cadw (plaque)
- Built: 1906 Source:Plaque
- Date Of Chapel: 1906 Source:
- Schoolroom/ Vestry: 1941 Source:Cadw (plaque)
- Organ: 1907 Source:BOW
- Architect: 1906-1907 David Williams, Swansea
- Architect: 1906-1907 David Williams, Swansea
- £ 3100: 1998 (Cadw)
- Chapel: 09/01/1998 (Cadw)
- Welsh: 21/12/1997 (Site visit - I D Jones)
- Materials
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Style: Classical
- Gallery: On three sides
- Plan: Gable Entry
- Pulpit Position: Rear wall
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Map
- Grid Reference: SN67481358
- Address: BRYNLLOI ROAD/ BETHANIA ROAD, GLANAMMAN
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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