- Nprn: 6436
- Summary: Emmanuel English Baptist Church was built in 1894 in the Vernacular style with a gable entry plan.
RCAHMW, June 2009
Emmauel English Baptist Chapel, 1893-94
This chapel is an example of a simple type of nonconformist worship building of the last decade of the nineteenth-century chapel design that is often found in smaller Mission Chapels established by older-established `Mother' congregations. The materials are some of the cheapest available: the mass walls are built of local Pennant sandstone with all dressings in brick. A measure of ornamentation is achieved by the use of Venetian windows in their original form with flat side-lights: there are no less than three of these distinctive Italianate windows down the side of the chapel to illuminate the single-storey interior and one over the single door in the gable-end. The possibly later porch has a plain semi-circular arch with a bargeboarded gable with wave decoration over. The seating capacity of 500, at this English-language chapel, was much less than that of the average Llanelli chapel although the seating capacity in its adjoining schoolroom was a respectable total of 300.
Stephen R. Hughes, RCAHMW, 06.09.2007 - Description: Church formed & chapel built 1893/4 in vernacular style, gable entry type. Status (1998): in chapel use.
Only one of this name in Baptist history of area (information of 06/07/2998 from Mr Gareth Watts).
Emmauel English Baptist Chapel, 1893-94
This chapel is an example of a simple type of nonconformist worship building of the last decade of the nineteenth-century chapel design that is often found in smaller Mission Chapels established by older-established `Mother' congregations. The materials are some of the cheapest available: the mass walls are built of local Pennant sandstone with all dressings in brick. A measure of ornamentation is achieved by the use of Venetian windows in their original form with flat side-lights: there are no less than three of these distinctive Italianate windows down the side of the chapel to illuminate the single-storey interior and one over the single door in the gable-end. The possibly later porch has a plain semi-circular arch with a bargeboarded gable with wave decoration over. The seating capacity of 500, at this English-language chapel, was much less than that of the average Llanelli chapel although the seating capacity in its adjoining schoolroom was a respectable total of 300.
Entry by Stephen R. Hughes 06.09.2007 using the following main sources: the Capel Newsletter 34 (Autumn 1999), Capel Local Information Sheet 16 on Llanelli; T. Lloyd, J. Orbach & R. Scourfield, The Buildings of Wales, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion (Yale, New Haven & The Buildings of Wales) 2006 & chapels on The Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales database at www.coflein.gov.uk & Royal Commission on the Church of England and other Religious Bodies in Wales and Monmouthshire, Volume VI, Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence Nonconformist County Statistics 1911, Carmarthenshire (collected 1905), (London, HMSO) 1911, p.82 & Stephen Hughes, 'Thomas Thomas, 1817-88: the first national architect of Wales', Archaeologia Cambrensis 152 (2003), pp. 69-166. - Dated: 1894 Source:Watts, Gareth
- Church Formed: 1894 Source:Llawlyfr 1998
- Date Of Chapel: 1894 Source:
- £ 850: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 300: 1905 Accomodation (RCCEORBWM)
- 500: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Chapel: 1998 (Llawlyfr)
- English: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- Materials
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Style: Romanesque
- Gallery: X
- Plan: Gable Entry
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Images from Coflein
Map
- Grid Reference: SS50979900
- Address: NEW DOCK ROAD, LLANELLI
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Emmanuel continues to be used for worship (2015) with evening congregations around 20 – 30. The Church meets with Bethania in the morning and are seeing some growth of mainly local Morfa and New Dock people.
The capacities stated in the main article are hopelessly optimistic. You would be lucky to get 200 in the Chapel.
The Schoolroom was rebuild and extended early in 2000
Dear Jonathan
Thanks for this update- it is good news to hear that there is a growth in the congregation, good news indeed.
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