- Nprn: 6347
- Cadw Ref: 23/C/8(2)
- Cadw Record No: 15185
- Summary: Salem Welsh Independent Chapel was built in 1817, rebuilt in 1831; enlarged and rebuilt in 1862 and renovated in 1927. The present building, dated 1862, in style is Simple Round-Headed of the gable entry type. The chapel is Grade 2 listed.
RCAHMW, June 2009 - Description: The chapel was built in 1817 and rebuilt in 1830 or 1831; enlarged and rebuilt in 1862 and renovated in 1927. Present building style is simple round-headed, gable entry type. Building is listed Grade 2. Status (1997): in chapel use.
Main walls of chapel; random stone rubble walling rendered over with cement plaster, facing finished with rough caste agregate (probably recent). Roof of timber framing clad with Welsh slate. Chapel house & stable; mixture of random stone plain & rendered in places. Roof as on chapel.
Ceiling is unusual & may be a modern repair/addition.
Contains oil painting (portrait) of a former minister who left to minister at Noddfa, Godreaman, Nr Aberdare. Notes from I D Jones 26/10/1997.
CADW
Situated at N end of Salem village, on W side of road.
History: Independent Chapel built 1817, rebuilt in 1831, enlarged 1862 and renovated 1927, according to plaque; the present building apparently of 1862.
Exterior: 1862 Independent chapel, roughcast (C20 dry-dash to front) with slate roof. Plain gable front with two long arched windows and centre arched door with similar, shorter arched window over. Windows are small-paned with marginal glazing bars and intersecting tracery in heads, door fanlight is similar to window heads. Double doors. Date plaque in gable. Side walls have two similar long arched windows. Rear is windowless. Attached whitewashed rubble stone outbuilding, with E side two doors to ground floor and outside steps to left to loft door. Two loft windows. Stone voussoirs to ground floor.
Interior: Probably all of 1862, apart from pulpit which may be of 1927. Much of woodwork grained, including dark graining on pews. Three-sided gallery with curved corners, coved stencilled underside and long and short front panels. 3x3 plain iron columns. Great seat with railed back, pulpit with steps up each side and simple arched-panel projecting pulpit-front. Plaster arch with pilasters and ornate consoles. Flat ceiling divided by thin timber ribs. Entrance lobby with coloured-glass window to chapel.
A good chapel with original glazing and interior still with the grained woodwork typical of the early to mid C19.
Reference: Welshman 17/05/1861 Tender advertisement for enlargement.
Ceiling is unusual & may be a modern repair/addition.
Contains oil painting (portrait) of a former minister who left to minister at Noddfa, Godreaman, Nr Aberdare. Notes from I D Jones 26/10/1997. - Renovated: 1927 Source:Datestone
- Built: 1830 Source:Religious Census
- Built: 1817 Source:Datestone
- Date Of Chapel: 1862 Source:
- Rebuilt: 1831 Source:Datestone
- Rebuilt & Enlarged: 1862 Source:Datestone
- £ 1000: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 450: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- 145: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 148: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 120: 1851 Standing (Religious Census)
- Chapel: 26/10/1997 (Site visit - I D Jones)
- Chapel: 3/12/2010 (Denominational website)
- Welsh: 26/10/1997 (Site visit - I D Jones)
- Materials
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Style: Simple Round-Headed
- Gallery: On three sides
- Plan: Gable Entry
- Pulpit Position: Rear wall
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Map
- Grid Reference: SN62302663
- Address: SALEM, HEOLGALED
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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