- Nprn: 8768
- Summary: Ty Mawr Methodist Chapel was first built in 1785 and then rebuilt three times, in 1812, 1865 and 1898. The present chapel, dated 1898, is built in the later Vernacular style of the short-wall entry type.
RCAHMW, February 2010 - Description: Chapel first built 1785; rebuilt 1812 & 1865; externally dated also to 1898. Built in the later Vernacular style, short-wall entry type. Status (1999): in chapel use.
Single storey Calvinistic Methodist chapel with attached chapel house and school. Main axis of chapel orientated east-west.
Chapel has hipped slate roof with painted metal spike-topped grooved globe finials. Pebble-dashed elevations with stress cement rendered details.
Exterior: west front - cornice strip at eaves level returned to sides; stressed false ashlar quoins at angles; central cement date plaque "1898" - rectangular with concave corners; below, rectangular slate tablet with moulded architrave and sill on square block brackets with inscription "Yr Adeilad yma / A adeiladwyd, trwy / Ewyllys Lewis Jones / Yn y Flwyddyn 1812 / Enw'r lle iw Ty Mawr"; flanking are two tall recessed rectangular sash windows with opening leaded overlights, moulded architraves, projecting keystones, slate sills supported on block brackets, sill band returned to sides; rectangular doorways with chamfered external reveals interrupt sill band to either side; six-panelled bolection moulded doors, moulded cornice above false ashlar architraves with stressed keystones and chamfered reveals; plinth returned to sides.
South elevation - 3 rectangular window openings with plain false ashlar shouldered architraves and projecting slate sills above sill band; glazing similar to front but with fixed lights replacing sashes.
East elevation - plain pebble-dash with 2 rectangular windows with projecting slate sills, but without architraves; glazing as front.
North elevation - chapel house/schoolroom block attached on this side, set-back from west front; single rectangular window in angle, details as south; glazing as front.
Interior: vestibules - 2 "L" shaped vestibules to either side of set fawr. Both have T&G ceilings with star incised cove-cornice, dado with T&G, and quarry tiled floors. Single fixed light windows face towards rear of chapel; obscure 4-paned glazing with single leaded pane above, external moulded wood architraves. Four-panelled doors (2 upper panels with coloured diamond quarries to match other windows in chapel) lead from vestibules into main body of chapel; these are face each other on opposite sides of the set fawr.
Main interior - ornate rectangular plaster and T&G ceiling with moulded ribbing; elaborate foliated ventilation grill in roundel within central rectangular panel, similar small ventilation roundels in each angle. Wood star incised cove to cornice. Above set fawr is recessed plaster ceiling with elaborate applied foliated cornice. This is separated from the main ceiling by chamfered beam, with 3 plaster roundels (centre one is larger), supported on floral/foliated consoles. Corners to walls of set fawr recess are stop-chamfered. Walls are of false ashlar finished plaster with moulded dado rail and vertical T&G below following rake of boarded floor. Windows are all rectangular with slightly splayed reveals and sloping T&G sills. 2 aisles with 3 blocks of slightly raked benches; central block has staggered divider. Benches with rounded rails, T&G panelled backs and chamfered bench ends.
Set fawr: situated within recess between vestibules; bow fronted with opposing side entrances, internal seating around inside of front rail, central desk at front with double doored T&G cupboard below; moulded top rail with turned open balustrade, below T&G panelling and plinth; turned main verticals to either side of centre and entrances have plain acorn finials.
3 arm chairs with trefoil decorated crestings and backposts with cone topped ball finials to either side and infront of pulpit. Turned wooden collection plates.
Pulpit: 3 bays - moulded top rail, solid panelled projecting central bay with canted sides and central angled-desk to bowed outer bays with turned open balustrade above, panels below. T&G base. Opposing side entrance stairs with curved moulded bannister and continued balustrading. Turned newel posts at base and top of stairs have plain acorn finials. Vertical T&G backed Minister's bench, T&G panel above with architrave to match cove-cornice.
Lamps (electrified) on brackets to either side of pulpit on recess walls. Clock "O.J. BARNETT / LLANGEFNI", ACT of Parliament type, on main north wall.
Attached chapel house and school block: linear form, rectangular with main axis north-south; pitched slate roof with ceramic ridge tiles and coping; single rendered stack at ridge demarcating end of house; school at north end over stables, and kitchen; pebble-dashed elevations; side elevations of school end both have rectangular four-paned sash windows with projecting slate sills - 3 windows in the west elevation, 2 in the east.
Access to schoolroom up internal stair from T&G door in west front adjacent to chapel house. Schoolroom spans building and has plaster ceiling of 3 bays with exposed principles and central grill. Plaster walls with T&G dado, boarded floor. Windows have slightly splayed reveals with sills interrupting dado. Original slate fire suround with grooved keystone decoration and console supported mantel, original tiles around iron grate. Dumb-waiter in south-east corner to kitchen below. Original cast-iron footed benches.
Stable, below at north end, retains its 6 original T&G stalls and set floor. Original stable window in east wall (3 panes, wood slatts below).
Chapel has own forcourt fronted by low rubble wall capped with limestone blocks and surmounted by iron railings with fleur-de-lys topped verticals. Matching double gates between round headed limestone posts. Rough limestone rubble walls to either side.
In south-west corner of forcourt stands squared pillar with stop-chamfered angles topped by sundail.
GAT; visited 19/05/95 - Built: 1780A Source:Religious Census
- Built*: 1785 Source:Jones,Capeli Mon,76
- Date Of Chapel: 1898 Source:Photo
- Rebuilt(1): 1812 Source:Jones,Capeli Mon,76
- Rebuilt(2): 1865 Source:Jones,Capeli Mon,76
- Rebuilt(3): 1898 Source:Jones, Capeli Mon,76
- £ 1100: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 107: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 230: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- 206: 1851 (Religious Census)
- 240: 1999 Sittings (Hughes, I)
- 200: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Chapel: 1999 (I Hughes)
- Chapel: 2011 (Denominational Yearbook)
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- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Storey: Single storey
- Style: Vernacular
- Plan: Hipped Box
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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