- Nprn: 8729
- Summary: Y Babell Methodist Chapel is a tiny structure built in a very simple Vernacular style that looks early nineteenth century, although apparently Sunday School services were only held in it from 1938, when it was a branch of Ty Mawr Chapel, Capel Coch (G.Jones, 'Capeli Mon', p.84). The chapel has a gable-entry type plan and is one of the simplest and smallest chapels recorded. By 2007 Y babell was in use as a store house.
RCAHMW, August 2008. - Description: Early-C19 chapel in vernacular style, gable entry type. Status (1999): other (store house).
Small simple rectangular Calvinistic Methodist chapel. Orientated north-south. Lean-to addition at rear (south end). Pitched slate roof of grouted old small slates. Ceramic ridge tiles and central ventilation tile. Cement coping at gables. North gable front is of rubble masonry under pebble-dash. Cement rendered stressed raked cornice band. Tall central rectangular doorway with replacement ply doors. Rectangular over-light of 3 lights. Wood glazing bars. Straight rendered jambs. East and west side elevations are of unrendered random rubble, with large quoins. Flat segmental topped window opening with 16 paned sashes in centre of each elevation. Cement rendered external reveals and projecting slate sills. Lean-to rear addition, probably cartshed/store, has double span door opening in west side with quoined reveals, small rectangular blocked window in east. Rear elevation: pebble-dashed gable below cement rendered raked cornice band to single pitch roof of small slates above lean-to. Single door opening to eastern side.
Small rectangular forecourt surrounded by rough limestone rubble wall, central gateway with limestone gate posts opposite entrance to chapel.
Visited 19/05/95
Early C19 stone-built chapel with rendered façade. Grouted slate roof with dressed gable copings. Small-paned sash windows. Plain entrance door with overlight (information from entry in the Welsh Office's provisional list for Twrcelyn R D, surveyed 03/1966).
Sunday school of Ty Mawr, Capel Coch, MC. (I Hughes 1999) - Built: 1936 Source:Welsh Office
- Date Of Chapel: 1936 Source:
- 60: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Other: 1999 Closed, Store house (I Hughes)
- Other: 2011 (I Hughes)
- Materials
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Storey: Single storey
- Style: Vernacular
- Plan: Gable Entry
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Demolished or converted – now a house and garage
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