- Nprn: 8484
- Summary: Sardis Chapel was built in 1820 and repairs/alterations carried out in 1839. The chapel is built in the Vernacular style with a long wall entry plan. Internally a late nineteenth century re-fit appears to have moved the pulpit to the gable end.
The entrance is via the right-hand end door on the south-western side. Adjacent to this, on the left, is a now blocked former doorway. The chapel is lit by one window in each long wall, near the north-western pulpit end of the building. They are earlier-twentieth century metal-framed replacement windows. Inside, there are limed rafters above a partly extant flat plaster ceiling and there is a painted arch on the pulpit wall and later-nineteenth century wood fittings, including 2 blocks of seats arranged either side of a central aisle, and the pulpit. The chapel closed around 1980 and in 2003 it was still disused with its sale under discussion. The attached row of two or three roofless stone cottages were up for sale at the same time.
RCAHMW, February 2010 - Description: Chapel built 1820/1; rebuilt/modified 1839. Long-wall entry chapel, entered via r.h. end door in SW. facing wall; adjacent, former doorway on l. now blocked. Lit by one window in each long wall, near NW., pulpit end: earlier-C20 style, metal-framed replacement windows. Inside, limed rafters, above partly extant, flat plaster ceiling; painted arch on pulpit wall; later-C19 wood fittings including 2 blocks of seats and pulpit; centre aisle. Closed ca. 1980. Status (03/2003): disused; sale under discussion. Attached row on NW. of 2 or 3 roofless stone cottages, also up for sale.
- Chapel Interior Renewed: 1880A Source:Deduction
- Repaired: 1839 Source:Deduction
- Internal Refit: 1880A Source:Site visit -O M J
- Repairs: 1839 Source:BCS database
- Built: 1820 Source:Religious Census
- Disused: 2003 Source:Site visit - OMJ
- Closed: c.1980 Source:Chapel trustee
- Date Of Chapel: 1821 Source:Deduction
- Opening Celebrations: 21/06/1821 Source:BCS database
- £ 250: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 09: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 11: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 70: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Disused: 31/03/2003 (Site visit - O M Jenkins)
- Derelict: 03/2011 (RCAHMW)
- Materials
- Stone
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Documents
- Storey: Single Storey
- Style: Vernacular
- Plan: Long-wall entry
- Pulpit Position: Left Wall
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Images from Coflein
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- Grid Reference: SH67270887
- Address: LLANFIHANGEL-Y-PENNANT
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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