Exterior

l878 Baptist Chapel by George Morgan of Carmarthen [in early Decorated style]. Rock faced grey rubble stone with Bath stone dressings and slate roof. Gothic style, unusual for G Morgan, with big gable end tripartite facade divided by two stepped buttresses with ashlar panels at mid height and slim octagonal finials. Coped shouldered gable. Side buttresses, also continued down 5-bay sides. Centre paired doors in ornate raised doorcase of pointed arches, carved centre column, plate-traceried tympana with 'Built' and 'l878' under paired hoodmoulds with purple stone voussoirs above and paired ashlar gables with blank trefoils, shoulders and kneelers. Big pointed window above, divided into two 2-light traceried windows with sexfoil heads under centre octofoil. Hoodmould and purple stone voussoirs. Apex lancet vent. Each side has single lancet with similar hoodmould and voussoirs.

Sides have long windows divided by quatrefoil band at gallery level. Rear has narrower rear organ gallery projection and NE schoolroom.

Interior

Collar-truss roof, ceiled over collars and with deep arched braces. Four-sided gallery on florid cast-iron columns, curved angles and pierced cast-iron long panels to gallery front. Two-bay choir gallery with plain arch to main chapel and organ. Pulpit and great seat with pitch-pine Gothic rails.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29491074

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