- Nprn: 8636
- Summary: Llaethdy Sunday school was first built in 1860 as a branch of Capel Mawr, Amlwch. It was rebuilt in 1905 in the later Vernacular style of the gable-entry type, at a cost of £564, by architect Richard Davies of Bangor. The chapel is a very plain rendered example of an early twentieth-century rural Sunday School of some interest as the work of a named local chapel architect. In 2007 the school was in use as a chapel for worship.
RCAHMW, February 2010 - Description: Sunday school built pre-1900. Built in the later Vernacular style, gable entry type. Status (2000): in chapel use.
Simple rectangular single storey Calvinistic Methodist chapel main axis orientated east-west. Pebble-dashed elevations with cement rendered architraves and sill band. All rectangular windows have 2 transoms; 12 paned fixed central light, an upper panel of leaded coloured and obscured glazing, and a bottom hung casement with 3 panes of obscured glass.
Pitched slate roof with red ceramic ridge tiles and metal finials - lobed topped by a small acorn - at the apex of both gables to the main chapel.
West gable front - plain stressed raking cornice of cement render, winged to either side. Central round window with stressed architrave in gable - 2 transoms and mullions; 9 panes with coloured rectangular and octagonal lead quarries. Central gabled porch below, roof details same as main chapel, no finials. Paired 4 pane sash window in rectangular opening to front. Stressed shouldered architraves and projecting sill band returned to sides of porch, front and sides of main chapel. Entrance on north side of porch - round headed doorway with stressed architrave, splayed reveals. Arched T&G double doors, projecting step. 2 rectangular windows flank central porch - stressed shouldered architraves, central fixed portion of window obscure glazing.
North and south side elevations - projecting eaves. 4 rectangular windows in southside, 5 rectangular windows on north, near east end of north elevation is small porch with single pitched slate roof, winged raking cornice at sides. Rear east wall has 2 rectangular windows and a small rectangular lean-to shed addition to the south.
Interior: porch/vestibule - small rectangular porch accesses internal vestibule through 3 centered bead chamfered arch. T&G ceilings. Wall details as in chapel. Herring bone tiled floor to porch. Herring bone wood parquetry floor of main body of chapel extends into vestibule area. Vestibule has opposing side entrances through panelled single doors with rectangular overlights. Panelled screen on east side of vestibule with external projecting side wings and moulded upper cornice. Round window above projecting vestibule.
Main interior - 4 bay ceiling of T&G, recessed arched ceiling above tie beam level, exposed strutts and central recessed ventilation grill. T&G soffits to moulded cornice to either side of reccessed ceiling. Plaster walls with gloss painted dado. All windows have slightly splayed reveals with beaded chamfer and plaster sills at dado level. 4 window openings to either side of main body of chapel. Arched recess with beaded chamfer to reveal behind set fawr. Single T&G door with wood architrave to left within recess leads to shoolroom.
2 aisles, 3 blocks of T&G benches all facing east. Solid chamfered bench ends. Staggered divider down central block.
Set fawr - situated east end of building. Raised rectangular platform, sides formed by T&G backed benches. Front rail has turned open balustrade, square end posts with cornice capped with compressed rounded pyramids. Removable central projecting desk with curved solid brackets of wood. Open fret decorated frieze.
Pulpit - raised rectangular platform open to sides. Panelled front, upper panels have shaped tops. Projecting central desk. Minister's chair has shaped panelled back and ball finials surmount the arms above ball turned front legs. Small 3 tiered rect. Table infront of pulpit.
Round clock left wall between 2 eastern most windows.
Interior of schoolroom - rectangular with T&G ceiling, moulded cornice,and plaster walls. 2 windows in east wall, one in north wall to east of panelled door to side porch. Original cast iron fire place, 2 wall vents above. Rectangular niche to right of fireplace. Some original furnishings.
Chapel enclosure fronted by low rendered wall with pointed capping above plain projecting cornice. Large square rendered gateposts, curve topped caps. 4 sided spike finials to wrought iron gate. Dilapidated pebble-dashed toilet block and shelter to north-east side of chapel.
Visited 15/06/95 - Built: 1860 Source:G.Jones,Capeli Mon44
- Date Of Chapel: 1905 Source:Photo
- Rebuilt(1): 1905 Source:G.Jones,Capeli Mon44
- Architect: 1905 Richard Davies, Bangor
- £ 500: (G.Jones,'Capeli Mon',44)
- 248: 1999 Sittings (Hughes, I)
- 240: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Chapel: 1999 (I Hughes)
- Disused: 2009 School being used in 2007 (Geograph)
- Disused: 2011 (I Hughes)
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- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Storey: Single storey
- Style: Vernacular
- Plan: Gable Entry
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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