- Nprn: 9543
- Cadw Ref: DB
- Cadw Record No: 18629
- Summary: The Tabernacle Independent Chapel vestry block was built in 1884 and the main chapel in 1890. The chapel is built in the Vernacular style with a gable-entry plan, two storeys. and flat-headed windows. Tabernacle is now Grade 2 Listed as an unaltered nineteenth century chapel of substantial dimensions.
RCAHMW, June 2010 - Description: Built in 1884, modified, altered or rebuilt 1890. Built in the later vernacular/ Arts and Crafts style, gable entry type. Present status [1998]: Chapel
CADW Reference
Exterior - A plain gable end facade, with a 4 bay side elevation to Meadow Street joining a 5 bay vestry block. Built of coursed rock-faced sandstone, snecked to vestry, rubble to side left, with yellow brick dressings, rendered to rear; a tiled roof to chapel and Welsh slate to vestry. Two storey 3 bay gable end facade has cambered arched margin glazed sash windows, the central double, with decorative yellow brick surrounds, quoins and string courses; small round arched louvred apex light with date plaque below; central cambered arch doorway with margin glazed overlight and double diagonally boarded doors. Front courtyard and garden enclosed by stone wall with high end and gate piers with pyramidal caps and iron railings and gates; railings also to paths. Side elevation to Meadow Street has similar windows with margin glazing at gallery level and 13 pane glazing incorporating small casements at ground floor; blue brick plinth courses incorporate ventilation grilles.
Vestry wing has square headed margin glazed horned sashes with ground floor range incorporating also margin glazed overlights and moulded ashlar head with hood mould; end right blocked. Two steps to ashlar doorway left with entablature head and overlight under a pediment; date plaque above.
Interior - Interior has a 3 sided raked gallery supported on 8 cast iron piers with foliage capitals, with deep boarded soffit supported by decorative brackets, polished wood front with contrasting staining and boarded panels. Plastered coved ceiling has large central rose with 4 small corner ventilators. Ground floor pews also have contrasting staining; boarded dado. Unusual light wood curved panelled set fawr; central pulpit with flanking balustraded staircases with behind a large organ by Martin and Coate of Oxford, the pipes both filling and partly obscuring the recessed plaster reredos comprising a high round headed enriched arch with fluted pilasters and Corinthian capitals; flanked by two wall monuments including a war memorial of 1930. Gas lamps still in situ. Glazing is plain except for vestibule. The vestry retains its original furnishings including doors, surrounds, dado and wooden floor. - Built#: 1884 Source:RCCEORBWM
- Rebuilt: 1890 Source:RCCEORBWM
- : 1889 Source:Plaque
- : 1889 Source:
- £ 1750: 1905 (RCCEORBWM)
- 600: 1905 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- 200: 1905 Accomodation (RCCEORBWM)
- Chapel: (25/09/1990)
- Chapel: 7/12/2010 (Denominational website)
- Materials
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Storey: Two Storey
- Style: Vernacular
- Gallery: On Three Sides
- Plan: Gable Entry
- Pulpit Position: Rear Wall
- Window Glazing: Margin
- Windows: Flat-headed
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Map
- Grid Reference: SS90509132
- Address: ALBANY ROAD; MEADOW STREET, PONTYCYMER
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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