Capel Drws-y-coed and Ty Capel is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 21 July 2000. Chapel, manse.
Capel Drws-y-coed and Ty Capel
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Snowdonia National Park
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 21 July 2000
- Type
- Chapel, manse
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Simple Classical style. Roughcast stone with rendered dressings and slate roof. Gabled front has tall round-arched sash window with margin lights and Gibbsian surround (stressed quoins) to centre with similar but smaller windows in the gabled single-storey porches on either side, the inner returns of which have plank doors. Rendered quoins to both porches and chapel, which has a plain string course, above which is an arched inscription panel, also with Gibbsian surround, reading to tympanum "DRWS-Y-COED/ ADEILADWYD 1836/ AIL ADEILADWYD 1892". Long return walls of 4 bays have tall round-arched sash windows with margin lights as on front. Manse attached to rear under continuous roof line has C20 windows in original openings; integral end stack and ridge stack at junction with chapel.
Right-hand porch has semi-circular slate plaque with inscription " CONGREGATIONAL BUILDING DRWSYCOED BUILT 1836 REBUILT 1856/ KEEP THY FOOT WHEN THOU GOEST TO/ THE HOUSE OF GOD/ HOLINESS BECOMETH THINE HOUSE/ FOR EVER"; duplicate inscription in Welsh to left-hand porch. Main body of chapel has boarded flat ceiling with ribs coming from each corner to elaborate ceiling rose; moulded plaster cornice. Round-arched niche at far end has paired fluted pilasters and fluted brackets; dentil cornice and architrave with keystone. Set fawr has semi-circular balustraded pulpit, pitch pine pews, rail with turned balusters and newels with ball finials; oil lamps. Marble tablet to William M Roberts (d.1918).
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