Salem Congregational Chapel

Salem Congregational Chapel is a notable building that features a grand front facing Abergele Road, which includes an entrance lobby and staircases. The chapel itself is a narrower four-bay structure, with a lecture hall and other facilities located in a cross range at the rear. The entrance front is constructed from black random granite with freestone dressings, topped with slate roofs that have tiled cresting.

The facade is designed in a flamboyant Neo-classical style, characterized by a giant pedimented gable flanked by pilasters that end in ogee caps. Below the modillion cornice of the pediment, a giant arch contains paired doorways with coupled shafts and three round-arched windows positioned above. Smaller stair towers on either side of the main gable feature paired round-arched windows that vary in height, along with scrolled composite pediments. The chapel itself has a four-window range at the back, with lower windows having flat stone lintels and round-arched windows above, all fitted with margin light glazing. The two-storey, five-window range lecture hall at the rear has similar flat-headed windows with margin light glazing, and is accentuated by pilaster buttresses that define each bay. The front of the chapel is enclosed by a low stone wall, which is adorned with ornate scrolled and twisted cast iron work for the gates and railings.

Inside, the chapel boasts a richly detailed interior that also reflects a flamboyant Neo-classical style. The floor is raked, and there is a horseshoe gallery with a wood-panelled parapet featuring some low relief decoration above the modillion cornice, supported by fluted cast-iron columns with high twisted bases. The ceiling is shallow and segmental, with turned king post and tie rod trusses over the central area, while ribbed panelling is present in the flat ceiling sections on either side. An ornate aedicule is located in the organ recess on the south wall. The deacons' pew and pulpit are designed with shallow arches to the rail, and there are panelled curved stairs with turned balusters on either side.