History

Late C19 Gothic chapel.

Exterior

Late C19 Gothic chapel in grey snecked stone with bathstone dressings; slate roofs. On corner, 3-stage tower with stone spire; each side of top stage has bell openings of 3 lights; lancets on stage below; on ground floor, to Gloddaeth Street, shallow gabled porch to Gothic doorway; to Chapel Street, 2-light window. Body of chapel has lantern with slate spire; to Gloddaeth Street, central gable with cinquefoil window over two 2-light windows, to each side, 2 bays separated by buttresses, 2 windows to each bay, convex corners; square projecting bay on right with two paired windows. To Chapel Street, to L of tower, gable with large 3-light window flanked by lancets; Gothic arched doorway with paired windows to each side. To L of this, 3-window block with buttressed doorway to L, then gable end of hall/schoolroom with round window at upper level, 4 windows in lean-to block at ground floor level.

Interior

Body of chapel is single open space with ribbed ceiling. Stained glass to lobbies.

Reasons for Listing

Important composition visible from much of Gloddaeth Street and Church Walks area; on key corner site. Group Value with adjacent buildings to N and E.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Gloddaeth Church official website
• Wikidata Q29502295

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014