- Nprn: 8732
- Summary: The congregation of the Llanfachreth Welsh Baptist Church was formed in 1787. The original date of the chapel is unknown but it was rebuilt or substantially modified in 1810 and again in 1837. It was enlarged in 1860. The present building is a large plain rendered hipped-roof, square plan chapel of 1837, built in the Vernacular style with a few external Italianate decorations of 1860. Inside the platform pulpit of 1860 is situated between the two doors and has a sedd fawr in front with pews raked in to the hillside. An Italianate gable-entrance Sunday School, presumably of 1860, is to the right of the entrance facade and more school rooms are behind the chapel with a chapel house at the rear completing the complex. In 2003 it was still in use as a chapel use and was in good condition. It is a good example of a 'hipped-box' chapel characteristic of the early to mid nineteenth-century.
RCAHMW January 2008. - Description: Church formed 1787. Rebuilt/modified 1810 & 1837 & enlarged 1860. Status (1999): in chapel use.
- Church Formed: 1787 Source:Llawlyfr 1998
- Cause: 1787 Source:Hughes, I
- Date Of Chapel: 1860 Source:
- Built: 1810 Source:
- Rebuilt Or Modified: 1837 Source:
- Rebuilt: 1860 Source:
- £ 1200: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 400: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Chapel: 1999 (I Hughes)
- Chapel: 2/12/2010 (Denominational website)
- Welsh: 1998 (Llawlyfr)
- Materials
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Documents
- Style: Vernacular
- Plan: Hipped Box
Key Details of this Chapel
Key Dates of this Chapel
Costs during this Chapels History
Capacities during this Chapels History
Changes of Status its History
The Languages of the Chapel during its History
Key Characteristics of this Chapel
Images from Coflein
Map
- Grid Reference: SH31588218
- Address: LLANFACHRAETH/LLANFACHRETH
2 thoughts on “LLANFACHRETH WELSH BAPTIST CHURCH (PONTYRARW), LLANFACHRAETH/LLANFACHRETH (PONTYRARW; BAPTIST CHAPEL)”
Leave a Reply Cancel Reply
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
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