- Nprn: 8702
- Summary: Barachia Schoolroom was built c.1816 and the Chapel in 1820. The chapel was rebuilt in 1860 and again in 1900, and a chapel house added in 1902. The present chapel, dated 1900, is built in the Sub-Classical/ Arts and Craft style of the gable entry type.
RCAHMW, February 2010 - Description: Schoolroom built ca. 1816, chapel in 1820/2; rebuilt 1860 & 1900 & chapel house added 1902. Built in the Sub-Classical and Arts and Craft style, gable entry type. Status (1999): chapel.
Single storey chapel with attached school room and chapel house.
Chapel has hipped slate roof with large lead stepped ventilator in centre of roof ridge, and three triangular ventillators on each side of the roof. Small iron columns with globe finials either end of roof ridge.
West front has step-gabled façade. Pebble-dashed walls divided into four bays by three flat rendered Tuscan pilasters and two double pilasters at each corner. Central and corner pilasters have stone globe finials. Two depressed three centred arch windows in two centre bays. Six fixed main lights below three leaded lights with plain glass quarries. Central projecting porch with curved stepped parapet. Large central lunnette. Single depressed three centred arch entrance on south side of porch. Plain rendered architrave. Three leaded lights with square quarries above panelled double door.
North and south elevations - five pebble dashed bays divided by flat pilasters. Single three centre arched window in each bay with stressed cement keystones, divided into 9 panes. Horizontal string course at sill level. School house, vestry and chapel house attached at right angles to east elevation.
Chapel interior: Vestibule - painted plaster walls, t and g dado. Quarry tile floor. Single double doored entrance into chapel body.
Chapel has two aisles, a central divided bank of pews, raked side pews aligned longitudinally, and raked rear banks curving around back wall. Five bay ceiling divided by four wooden hammer beam style trusses with pentagonal moulded corbels. Three diagonally set central ventilators with stressed moulded plaster surround. Upper plaster floral freize below moulded cornice. Painted plaster walls, t and g dado, plain dado rail with plain plaster frieze above.
Depressed three centre arched reredos, stressed keystone, grooved Tuscan pilasters, recessed central alcove. Curving string course links plain Tuscan pilasters either side.
Set fawr - Rectangular with projecting central bay. Upper half of small carved panels with foliage designs, each divided by small flat pilasters with Tuscan capitals, lower half recessed t and g panels. Central bay - two corner fluted square pillars topped with four round arched gables with carved rising sun motifs. Stepped cornice. Upper horizontal carved panel with foliage design, two small recessed rectangular carved panels below. Square fluted newels, four finials decorated with carved rising sun motifs in round arches.
Pulpit - two stage rectangular pulpit with opposing balustraded side stairs and curved banisters. Square fluted newel posts with rising sun motif decoration. Single central carved panel, two smaller carved side panels divided by two plain pilasters and two large fluted corner pilasters. Wood carving matches that on set fawr. Rear bench. Fixed reading desk supported on scrolled brackets. Two large oil lamps mounted either side of pulpit rail - converted to electricity.
Solid panelled single doors on either side of pulpit. Wooden segmental arch pediment. South side door leads to book cupboard, north side door leads to vestry, school room and chapel house.
Fittings - Clock above triangular pedimented main entrance, "JOHN WELCH & CO. BANGOR". Sixteen stop pedal organ, "H. Christophe, Paris" rebuilt by Menai Organ 1986. Three chairs and one arm chair, details match those of Set fawr and pulpit. Small brass plaque in rear of armchair - 'Cyflwynedig gan Ddosbarth Mr Evan Parry. Eglwys Barachia Llanddegfan. Ar agored y capel presennol yn 1900'
School room: attached to east elevation of chapel. South elevation pebble dashed walls divided by flat rendered Tuscan pilasters with globe finials projecting beyond the line of the gable. Upper central fifteen paned lunette. Moulded concrete stringcourse above four round headed arch blind arcading. East elevation - three upper four pane sash windows, two lower windows (same style), two single doors.
Interior: Vestry on bottom floor, with contemporary cooking range. Upper school room has small solid panelled 'set fawr', rows of long benches and desks.
Chapel house attached to north elevation of school room and east elevation of chapel.
Cemetery to rear. Chapel forecourt surrounded by stone wall, with wrought iron gates.
Visited 03/10/94. - Built: 1822 Source:Site visit-C James
- Built*: 1820 Source:Religious Census
- Chapel House Built: 1902 Source:Site visit-C James
- Date Of Chapel: 1900 Source:
- Rebuilt(1): 1860 Source:Site visit-C James
- Rebuilt(2): 1900 Source:Site visit-C James
- Schoolroom Built: c.1816 Source:Site visit-C James
- £ 2400: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 288: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 12: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- 160: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- 436: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Chapel: 1999 (I Hughes)
- Chapel: 2011 (Denominational Yearbook)
- Welsh: 20/05/1998 (Site visit - C James)
- Materials
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Style: Arts and Crafts
- Gallery: X
- Plan: Half-hipped box
- Pulpit Position: Rear wall
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Chapel used as a place of worship
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