- Nprn: 7351
- Cadw Ref: N22/M/14(3)
- Cadw Record No: 9797
- Summary: The Independants preached in Llwyncelyn for many years in various locations, until in 1855 109 members moved from Neuaddlwyd to form a church here on land donated by T L Lloyd, Nantgwyllt. It officially opened on the first Wednesday and Thursday of August in that year, and on 30th September, 1859, a Jubilee service was held. When it opened, all th debt for building the chapel, the chapel house, school, stables and carthouse had already been cleared.
Llwyncelyn Independent Chapel was built in 1855 in the Simple Round-Headed style of the long-wall entry type. Built of coursed squared stone with a slate roof, the facade has two large arched windows with arched plaque between and tall arched outer doors. The rear elevation is slate hung with two square headed long 32-pane sashes, and there is a 16-pane sash to the upper level each end wall.
It has a handsome interior with three-sided gallery supported on plain iron columns, and a front with simple cornices above and below and vertical panels. The seating consists of box pews, raked, painted-grained and panelled both in main part and gallery. There is a panelled pulpit, raised high on panelled base, with single flight of steps up from right. Thin plaster arch behind. The plaster ceiling has a simple centre rose.
In 1905 (Royal Commission on the Church of England and other Religious Bodies in Wales and Monmouthshire) there were 361 sittings in the Sunday school which was valued at £560.
Llwyncelyn is now Grade 2 Listed as a well-preserved lateral-fronted chapel with box-pews and simple interior carpentry.
RCAHMW, November 2009 - Description: Chapel built 1855 in simple round-headed style, long-wall entry type (to the design of Thomas Evans of Oakford?). Status (1998): in chapel use
"Dated 1855 but still in the Georgian traditon" .... Stone partly slate-hung with slated roof. Round-headed windows and doorways, the latter with fanlights. Ordinary sashes at rear. Panelled doors. Galleries on 3 sides and original rostrum & seating, all in the Georgian manner. Cottage attached on left: 2 storeys, colour-washed stone and stone stacks. Sashes (information from Welsh Office & MHLG Provisional list for Aberaeron R.D., surveyed December, 1962).
"Built 1855 as a branch of Neuaddlwyd on land bought from the Plas y Wern estate. Chapel is said to have been designed by one of the deacons, Thomas Evans, of Pontbrenddu, Oakford" (information from the Cadw resurvey list for Community of Henfynyw, made statutory 21/02/1996).
CADW Exterior
Coursed squared stone with slate roof and bracketted eaves. Lateral facade of two large arched windows with arched plaque between and tall arched outer doors. Stone voussoirs. Windows are 24-pane with radiating-bar heads, doors are 2-panel with both 5-pane overlights and radiating-bar fanlights above. Slate hung rear over rubble stone high plinth. Two square headed long 32-pane sashes. 16-pane sash to upper level each end wall. Slate-hung S gable end above attached roughcast vestry. Slate roof, roughcast end stack and big 16-pane pivot window to upper floor front over small ground floor window. Door in end wall. Parallel-roofed windowless range behind.
CADW Interior
Handsome interior with three-sided gallery on plain iron columns with capitals. Gallery front with simple cornices above and below and vertical panels. Curved angles. Box pews, raked, painted-grained and panelled both in main part and gallery. Later pine great seat . Timber panelled original pulpit, painted grained, with curved angles, raised high on panelled base, with single flight of steps up from right. Thin plaster arch behind. Lobbies in angles with multi-pane windows filled with coloured glass. Plaster 3-sided ceiling with simple centre rose. - Dated: 1855 Source:Welsh Office & MHLG
- Built: 1855 Source:Cadw
- Built: 1855 Source:Plaque
- Established: 1855 Source:Evan James
- Built: 1858 Source:Evan James
- Date Of Chapel: 1855 Source:
- Architect: 1855 Thomas Evans, Pontbrendu
- £ 560: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 361: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- Chapel: 1998 (Blwyddiadur)
- Chapel: 2011 (Blwyddiadur)
- Welsh: ()
- Materials
- Stone
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Storey: Two Storey
- Style: Simple Round-Headed
- Gallery: On Three Sides
- Plan: Long-wall entry
- Window Glazing: Small Pane
- 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