Nazareth Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 23 August 2002. Chapel. 1 related planning application.
Nazareth Chapel
- WRENN ID
- leaning-groin-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 23 August 2002
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- Nazareth Chapel, Penrhyndeudraeth, LL48 6RL
- OS grid reference
- SH 609 392
- Coordinates
- 52.93263, -4.0707
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Nazareth Chapel is an impressive town chapel built in the Victorian classical style. It features a construction of rendered rubble with a slate roof, and the facade is made of snecked, quarry-dressed blocks with grey limestone dressings. The symmetrical facade consists of six bays, with the central pair slightly projecting forward. The second and fifth bays, which flank the central pair, have entrances that are adorned with classical open porches. These porches are supported by square pillars that carry entablatures topped with shallow pediments, and they feature 6-panel doors with 3-pane overlights. Each bay has tall arched windows, with the ones above the entrances being shorter and squatter. The central pair of windows has moulded archivolts with keys and imposts, while the other bays are quoined. The corners of the building also have similar quoins. At the top, there is a classical balustrade and cornice, which includes central and outer urn finials, with the central finials flanking a recessed rectangular stone inscribed with the word "Nazareth." Throughout the chapel, the 2-light windows have 8-pane fixed glazing.
The rear elevation is roughcast and consists of four bays, featuring 4-pane sashes across two floors with marginal glazing. On the right-hand side, there is a single-storey projecting boilerhouse with a slate roof.
The interior was not inspected during the survey.
Local climate
Nazareth Chapel sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,490 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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