- Nprn: 8766
- Summary: Bodafon Baptist Chapel was built in 1897 in the later Vernacular style of the gable-entry type.
RCAHMW, February 2010 - Description: Church formed & built 1897. Built in the later Vernacular style, gable entry type. Status (1999): in chapel use.
Simple late nineteenth century single storey Baptist chapel with attached 2 storey manse. Orientated approximately east-west.
Pitched slate roof, grouted with ceramic ridge tiles, and cement coping at gables over both chapel and manse. Pebble-dashed elevations. Windows to chapel all 4 paned sashes with projecting slate sills and slightly curved segmental heads. Rendered reveals.
East gable entrance front - 2 windows flank central low gable roofed porch. Slate roof, ceramic ridge tiles, cement coping along rake of east facing gable. T&G door with suffolk latch in south wall of porch.
South elevation - 2 window openings at east end into chapel. West end - manse with segmental headed front doorway, cement reveals, 2 rectangular sash windows (one above the other) to the left of front door.
West elevation - rendered gable with brick chimney stack; quoins and central cross decoration picked out in yellow brick.
North elevation - rear of manse - modern single storey flat roofed extension, single small sash above. Chapel end same as south.
Interior: rectangular porch open to rafters - Painted dado with 2 coat hook rails above. Double vertical T&G doors within rectangular doorway lead through east wall into main body of chapel. Straight internal reveals.
Main interior - rectangular ceiling with central moulded roundel with internal grill. Ceiling is quartered by moulded ribs; forming 4 panels of diagonal T&G pointing towards the centre. Moulded cornice to plaster walls with gloss painted dado. 2 rectangular window openings to either side, and one to either side of entrance, wooden sills at dado height and splayed reveals. Modern clock above entrance. Single central aisle to set fawr. T&G benches with solid chamfered ends. 2 benches set transversely to either side of set fawr.
Set fawr - plain T&G front of style to match seating. Internal benching and central lectern desk with moulded cornice, T&G cupboard below. Organ immediately left of pulpit, blocking one side entrance.
Pulpit - canted, ie. angled sides. Moulded top rail, panelled front, sides and stair wings above plinth. Panels are stop chamfered. Opposing stepped side entrances, turned newel posts with banded globe finials, and curved reading deskstop. Minister's bench with curved seat on central bracket. Rectangular panel behind pulpit of vertical boarding topped by moulded cornice. Brass paraffin lamps mounted on panel at either side. Centre, above panel hangs certificate in wood frame - "UNDEB YSGOLION BEDYDDWYR DOSBARTH LLANERCHYMEDD - TESTYSGRIF - CALAN 1906".
Chapel stands within enclosure surrounded by limestone rubble walls, limestone gate posts - single iron gate to chapel house, double wrought iron gates with scroll and cross decoration to chapel. Rectangular slate plaque in front enclosure wall left of double gated entrance - "BETHESDA / CAPEL Y BEDYDDWYR / ADEILADWYD 1897".
Small cart shed of rubble masonry under old slate roof to north-east of chapel.
GAT; visited 18/05/95 - Built: 1897 Source:Jones,Capeli Mon, 98
- Church Formed: 1897 Source:Llawlyfr 1998
- Date Of Chapel: 1897 Source:Photo
- £ 260: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 80: 1999 Sittings (Hughes, I)
- 90: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Chapel: 1999 (I Hghes)
- Chapel: 2/12/2010 (Denominational website)
- Welsh: 1998 (Llawlyfr)
- Materials
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Style: Vernacular
- Gallery: X
- 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