- Nprn: 9020
- Cadw Ref: 84/B/1(INDEX&1)
- Cadw Record No: 11736
- Summary: Seion Baptist Chapel was built in 1846 and rebuilt in 1870. The present chapel, dated 1870, is built in the Classical style of the gable-entry type, with tall round-headed windows with florentine tracery. Seion is now Grade 2 Listed.
RCAHMW, May 2010 - Description: Chapel built 1845-1846 (cost £500); rebuilt, altered or modified 1870. Built in the Classical style, gable entry type. See Site Files [Ecclesiastical] for photos. Building is listed Grade 2. Present status [1993] : chapel.
CADW Reference
Set back from road in graveyard with some good memorials, behind stone wall with iron railings.
Baptist Chapel of 1870, replacing earlier building of 1846. Coursed brown stone with freestone dressings, rock-faced plinth, slate roof.
Gabled entrance front faces road. Gable treated as pediment has oculus with cinquefoil. Entablature with inscriptions 'Seion', '1845' (referring to date of incorporation of chapel), and 'Capel Y Bedyddwyr 1870'.
Three bay front articulated by Tuscan pilasters; outer bays each have tall round-headed window with simple tracery; central bay has group of three round-headed windows at gallery level, round-headed entrance doorway below. Side elevations of five bays articulated by pilasters as front, tall round-headed windows. To rear, gable has cinquefoil oculus; pilasters to ends;
attached single-storey annexe in brown stone (rear rendered). Two round-headed windows to SE side (blocked window to L), and camber-headed basement doorway; two round-headed windows to rear; NW side has two round-headed windows as SE and smaller window towards body of chapel; modern gabled porch. - Additions & Alterations: 1870 Source:RCCEORBWM
- Built: 1845 Source:RCCEORBWM
- Built: 1846 Source:Cadw
- Incorporated: 1845 Source:Cadw (plaque)
- Rebuilt: 1870 Source:Cadw (plaque)
- Date Of Chapel: 1870 Source:
- Architect: 1870 H. Thomas, Ystradgynlais
- Architect: 1846 Reyner, Swansea
- £ 6000: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 300: 1905 Accomodation (RCCEORBWM)
- 1250: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Welsh: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- Materials
- Stone
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Style: Classical
- Plan: Gable Entry
- Window Glazing: Florentine Tracery
- Windows: Tall Round-Headed
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Map
- Grid Reference: SS67149806
- Address: CLASE ROAD; TIRPENRY ROAD, TREFORYS; MORRISTON
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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