- Nprn: 6662
- Cadw Ref: 38/36/44
- Cadw Record No: 9758
- Summary: Capel-y-Graig was built to house a community founded in 1670, making it one of the earliest in the region. The first meeting house on this site was built in 1703, and went through a number of stages of rebuiling - in 1750-65, 1791, 1801, and 1827. The chapel is in the round-headed style, built from rubble stone, with cut grey Cilgerran stone voussoirs and keystones and cemented sills, topped by a hipped slate roof with paired brackets to the eaves. The building is entered via panelled doors with traceried fanlights in paired gabled porches in the long wall, between which are two long arched windows with twentieth century coloured lead glass replacing earlier small-pane glazing. To either side of the porches are a pair of small-paned rectangular windows, with two small copies of these to the upper storey. The side elevations have ususual external stone stairs leading to the gallery. To the rear of the chapel is a brick outbuilding, and to the right of the right-hand external staircase is a schoolroom.
Within the chapel is a three-sided gallery mounted upon cast-iron columns, one of which bears the date 1827. The chapel is noted for its fine painted grained woodwork, which can be seen on the gallery front and the three banks of panelled box pews. The ceiling has an unusually large moulded plaster decoration of plant-scroll motifs and flowers.
Source: Cadw Listed Building Record and RCAHMW Inventory Documents
K Steele, RCAHMW, 17 February 2009 - Description: Cause founded 1670; first meeting house built 1703, rebuilt 1750-65, rebuilt again & enlarged 1791, 1801, & 1827. Present buildng style is simple round-headed, long-wall entry type. See Site Files [Ecclesiastical] for photos. Status (1998): in chapel use.
Note from the Religious Census of 1851: a Calendar of the Returns Relating to Wales, ed. I G Jones, p355, "This Chapel measures within walls 34ft x 30, to which belong 6 different Sunday schools". - Built: Pre 1800 Source:Religious Census
- Foundation (sefydlwyd): 1670 Source:Plaque
- 1st Meeting House: 1703 Source:Cadw
- Founded: 1670 Source:Cadw
- Date Of Chapel: 1826 Source:
- Rebuilt & Enlarged: 1791 Source:Plaque
- Rebuilt & Enlarged: 1827 Source:Cadw
- Rebuilt: 1750-1765 Source:Cadw
- Rebuilt: 1791 Source:Cadw
- Enlarged: 1801 Source:Cadw
- £ 2500: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 188: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 416: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 650: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Chapel: 1998 (Blwyddiadur)
- Chapel: 2011 (Blwyddiadur)
- Materials
- Stone
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Storey: Two storey
- Style: Simple Round-Headed
- Plan: Long-wall entry
- Window Glazing: Leaded
- Windows: Tall round-headed
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Images from Coflein
Map
- Grid Reference: SN28183033
- Address: RHYDWENOG, TRELECH
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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