Capel Cae Craig, Llangernyw, Conwy

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1572 / 53°9'26"N

Longitude: -3.6611 / 3°39'39"W

OS Eastings: 289026

OS Northings: 363521

OS Grid: SH890635

Mapcode National: GBR 69.554Z

Mapcode Global: WH65S.QWTZ

Plus Code: 9C5R584Q+VH

Entry Name: Capel Cae Craig

Listing Date: 17 March 1999

Last Amended: 17 March 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21493

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Also known as: Methodist Chapel

ID on this website: 300021493

Location: The chapel stands on an elevated site, gable end to the N side of the minor road linking the B5384 with the road between Gwytherin and Llangernyw, approximately 3km ESE of Pandy Tudur.

County: Conwy

Town: Abergele

Community: Llangernyw

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Chapel

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History

According to the religious census (1851) the Calvinistic Methodist chapel at Caer (sic) Craig was 'erected about 1843'.

Exterior

Simple domestic scale Vernacular chapel, rectangular on plan with later porch. Built of local stone rubble with distinctive slate hanging on S and W elevation; roughcast render on N and E elevations and porch. Welsh slate gabled roof with clayware ridge and slate verges. W elevation has pair of 9/9 sash windows with majority of handmade glass panes. Symmetrical E elevation has central gabled porch with slate roof and moulded and scalloped bargeboards with carved apex finial; 4-pane window in gable and boarded door on S side. Porch flanked by two 9/9 sash windows. Small forecourt to S of porch enclosed by low rendered wall with oversailing coping and wrought iron gate with fleur de lis spearheads.

Interior

Plain plastered interior with pine boarded dado, pews and pulpit.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an example of a small, relatively intact, isolated rural nonconformist chapel of the earlier C19.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Cae Coed
The farmhouse is located to the W of the minor road between Gwytherin and Llangernyw, approximately 2.8 km E of Pandy Tudur.
II Pont-y-Garreg Newydd
The bridge carries the minor road between Pandy Tudur and Llansannan over the Afon Cledwen, approximately 3.5km E of Pandy Tudur.
II Hendre
The farmhouse stands on sloping ground to the W of the minor road between Gwytherin and Llangernyw, approximately 1km NNE of Gwytherin.
II Ty'n y Llidiart
The cottage is located approximately 200m E of the B5384, about 2km N of Gwytherin village centre at the end of a curving track.
II Farm Range at Bryn Goleu
The farm range is located on an elevated site NE of the farmhouse, beside the farm track, about 200m SW of B5384 and approximately 0.7km N of Gwytherin.
II Bryn Goleu
Farmhouse stands on elevated site at the head of a track about 200m SW of B5384, approximately 0.7km N of Gwytherin.

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Capel Cae Craig

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangernyw, Conwy