4th Place: Yr Hen Gapel, Llwynrhydowen. Congratulations to the Unitarians and others who voted for Yr Hen Gapel, Llwynrhydowen in the National Churches Trust, Sacred Wales competition. The winner of which was Tabernacle, Morriston. Tabernacle Chapel beat off competition from 49 other churches and chapels. Tabernacle is Grade I listed building, it […]
A ‘Slate in Time’ campaign was launched to raise the last few thousand pounds needed to save one of Wales’s most important historic chapels. With links to poet Dylan Thomas and the United States’ most famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, Yr Hen Gapel – The Old Chapel – at Llwynrhydowen near Llandysul is also a […]
Donate today and support the work of the Trust! We have acquired six redundant Welsh Chapels, belonging to various denominations, that are in need of major restoration work. We work with many local communities, agencies and volunteers to secure the funding needed for their repair and development, and to identify new uses, returning them to […]
Yr Hen Gapel will open its doors on Saturday 5th September 2015 from 12.00 p.m. until 4.00 p.m. This will give an opportunity for visitors to view the recently restored Chapel. The Grade II* listed building has now been repaired and consolidated and is ready for a new phase in its life, as a centre […]
MONEY ON THE SLATE TO SAVE A CHAPEL Appeal launched to finish the restoration of one of the icons of democracy. A ‘Slate in Time’ campaign has been launched to raise the last few thousand pounds needed to save one of Wales’s most important historic chapels and help kit it out for a new future. […]
Choral and dramatic traditions, Ysgol Gân/Band of Hope and Eisteddfodau Early chapels were generally small and simple structures which provided accommodation for members of the local congregation to worship and develop their spiritual life. In several cases the earliest stages in the history of a chapel had occurred in the homes of members, and upper rooms […]
The Peoples Collection Bethania Chapel Maesteg Bethania Street, Maesteg, Bridgend, CF34 9EX. The Llynfi Valley Llynfi Valley Historical Society Memories of Maesteg Archive Gallery Beilu Du Pentre-bach, near Sennybridge, Breconshire, LD3 8UB. Explore Mid Wales Archive Gallery Hen Dŷ Cwrdd Alma Street, Trecynon, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF44 8NT. The Cynon […]
Overview The Early Dissenters The 18th Century The 19th Century Unitarian Distribution maps The Early Dissenters Although a relatively small denomination, the Unitarians have a significant place in the story of Dissent and Nonconformity in Wales. Like the Independents and Baptists, Unitarians have their roots in Puritan dissatisfaction with the religious settlement imposed by Elizabeth […]
We have acquired eight redundant chapels across Wales and across denominations. Beili Du Pentre-bach, near Sennybridge, Breconshire, LD3 8UB. Denomination: Presbyterian Church of Wales (Calvinistic Methodist) Listed Grade II Learn more about Beili Du Bethania Bethania Street, Maesteg, Bridgend, CF34 9EX. Denomination: Baptist Listed Grade II* Learn more about Bethania Hen Dŷ Cwrdd […]
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