- Nprn: 6294
- Cadw Ref: 23/F/11+12(8)
- Cadw Record No: 16237
- Summary: Crug-y-Bar Chapel was first built in 1688, then rebuilt in 1765 and 1837, and enlarged/renovated in 1893. The present chapel, dated 1837, was built in the Simple Round-Headed style of the long-wall entry type. The chapel is Grade 2 listed.
RCAHMW, June 2009. - Description: Cause begun ca. 1650 & first meeting place built ca. 1688; new chapel built 1763/5 Present chapel built 1837 in simple round-headed style, long-wall entry type; renovated/enlarged 1893 including present railings, by T. Jones, founders, of Carmarthen. Status (1998): in chapel use.
Simple sidewall façade with vestry attached to right encroaching on façade. Gravestones have been removed from plot to left and lined up along the wall of the yard. The old plaintive funeral hymn 'crug y bar' was named after this hamlet. (Anthony Jones)
CADW
Situated in own large graveyard at end of short lane off B4302 at Crugybar.
History: 1837 chapel, refitted 1893. Very early cause, possibly as early as c1650. The first meeting place at Crugybar was apparently built c1688, receiving support from Sir Nicholas Williams M.P. Independent congregation recorded here 1715. Early history connected with Capel Isaac (Llandeilo Fawr). New chapel built 1765, rebuilt and enlarged 1837, renovated and refitted 1893.
Exterior: Lateral smooth-rendered colourwashed 3-bay front. Slate roof, timber bracketed eaves and bargeboards. Tall round-arched central window with raised cemented surround, 36-pane marginal glazing. Upper arched window to right and left, 16-pane marginal glazing, surrounds as above. Arched doorway below each upper window, boarded doors, marginally glazed fanlights, surrounds as above. Low rendered plinth. Renewed slate plaque under centre window: "Crugybar. Adeiladwyd 1765. Aiodeiladwyd 1837. Adnewydd 1893". Slate-hung left end, tall window as front. Slate-hung rear, two similar tall windows. Rubble right end, tall window as others, stone voussoirs.
Later vestry attached and projecting forward to right, with sweeping cemented steps to first floor boarded door. Four-pane horned sash to right. Rubble rear, two upper sashes as above, brick cambered heads. Central boarded door, small windows flanking, similar heads. C20 doors to end. Dwarf rubble front court-wall with 1893 cast iron railings swept up steps to vestry door. Central paired cast iron gates and posts, the latter signed: "T.Jones. Priory Foundry. Carmarthen".
Interior: Boarded ribbed ceiling painted in various colours. Large central plaster rose with pendant. Square wooden ventilators to right and left. Three sided timber gallery upon iron columns with simple capitals. Coved panelled underside, moulded base with hanging fretwork. Long panels above filled with alternating vertical and diagonal boarding, moulded sill. C19 clock to gallery, signed H.Evans, Llangadock. Pews with diagonally boarded backs, doors and shaped ends; raked to gallery. Wide timber polygonal pulpit, round-arched panels with inset roundels and miniature panels. Moulded base and sill. Flanking sweeping staircases, turned balusters and newels. Big Seat with three-sided timber rail, recessed to centre, turned balusters and newels, matchboarding below. Simple high plaster arch behind pulpit.
Well-preserved C19 chapel with long and important history situated in excellent natural setting.
Reference: F.Price History of Caio 1904; B.J Rawlins The Parish Churches...of Wales - Built: Pre 1800 Source:Religious Census
- Dated: 1837 Source:Welsh Office
- 1st Meeting Place Built: c.1688 Source:Cadw
- Dated: 1765 Source:Welsh Office
- Built: 1765 Source:plaque
- Built: 1765 Source:Jones, Anthony
- Built: 1688 Source:
- Cause Established: c.1650 Source:Cadw
- Date Of Chapel: 1893 Source:
- Railings: 1893 Source:Cadw
- Rebuilt: 1837 Source:Religious Census
- New Chapel: 1765 Source:Cadw (plaque)
- Renewed: 1893 Source:plaque
- Rebuilt: 1837 Source:Jones, Anthony
- Built: 1765 Source:
- Rebuilt: 1837 Source:plaque
- Rebuilt: 1883 Source:Jones, Anthony
- Renovated & Enlarged: 1893 Source:Cadw (plaque)
- Founder: 1893 T. Jones, Carmarthen
- £ 800: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 348: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 72: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 60: 1905 Accomodation (RCCEORBWM)
- 450: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Chapel: 1998 (Blwyddiadur)
- Chapel: 02/08/1998 (Site visit - S. Walters)
- Chapel: 3/12/2010 (Denominational website)
- Welsh: 02/08/1998 (Site visit - S. Walters)
- Materials
- Rendered
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Storey: Single Storey
- Style: Simple Round-Headed
- Gallery: On Three Sides
- Plan: Long-wall entry
- Pulpit Position: Rear Wall
- Window Glazing: Margin
- Windows: Round-Headed
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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