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Latitude: 51.6407 / 51°38'26"N
Longitude: -3.1324 / 3°7'56"W
OS Eastings: 321736
OS Northings: 194148
OS Grid: ST217941
Mapcode National: GBR J0.7SXT
Mapcode Global: VH6DN.N1D2
Plus Code: 9C3RJVR9+73
Entry Name: English Baptist Church Sunday School
Listing Date: 17 December 1998
Last Amended: 17 December 1998
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 21000
Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
ID on this website: 300021000
Location: At right angles to the English Baptist Church, side-on to the main thoroughfare.
County: Caerphilly
Community: Abercarn
Community: Abercarn
Built-Up Area: Abercarn
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
Tagged with: School building
English Baptist Church Abercarn had a strong Sunday School tradition in later C19, and in 1902 had 500 scholars. Crowded existing accommodation led to building of separate hall for 600 scholars, in 14 classrooms, cental hall and kitchens, with one large room for infants. Designed by R Roberts, architect of Cwmcarn, and constructed from materials made available by demolition of old Market Hall to make way for Urban District Council Offices; Baptist services had first been held in the old Market Hall. Schoolroom converted into temporary institute during Colliers Strike of 1912.
Of snecked rockfaced stone and yellow brick, formerly Welsh slate now corrugated roof, with 2 ventilators. 2 storeys, side elevation of 5 bays with centre left datestone, round headed windows over 2 storeys, some retaining arched heads, and incorporating single-pane opening lights; dedication stones at base. Entrance elevation to side facing chapel has wide and deep round-arched doorway with keystone, recessed double doors with overlight, flanked by 2 round-headed similar staircase windows; above a decorative band is a central gallery window of paired lights with roundel over, flanked by two full height pilaster buttresses with decorative finials; further dedication stones.
Ground floor retains the central hall and the schoolrooms with moveable panelled partitions; moulded boarded gallery front, now with inserted ceiling but formerly open; 4-panelled doors. Gallery has lost plaster from walls and 3-sided ceiling but retains laths, trusses and ventilators.
Listed as an integral part of the building complex and for group value with the English Baptist Church.
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