Capel Bethel is a Grade II listed building in the Denbighshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 May 1998. A C20 Chapel.

Capel Bethel

WRENN ID
sunken-brick-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Denbighshire
Constituency
Clwyd East MP: Becky Gittins (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
29 May 1998
Type
Chapel
Address
Capel Bethel, Rhiw Ial, Ruthin, Llanarmon-Yn-Ial
OS grid reference
SJ 186 564
Coordinates
53.09943, -3.21658
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Capel Bethel is a chapel built from rock-faced squared grey limestone, featuring a slate roof and cornice-profiled cast-iron gutters. The lateral facade includes four large arched windows, with an arched door positioned between the first and second windows, and an arched plaque above the door. The limestone ashlar has chamfered flush surrounds, stone voussoirs, and steeply sloped stone sills. The windows have small-paned glazing with radiating bar heads to the sashes. The 20th-century door features Y-tracery and a large fanlight above it. The end gables have overhanging verges and timber pendant finials, and there is a chamfered plinth. Attached to the right end is Ty Capel, which is separately listed. The left end wall has two arched windows and a reset date plaque from 1786 that includes Biblical texts. The rear of the chapel features three arched windows with stone voussoirs.

Inside, there are no galleries. The ceiling is coffered plaster with two roses and two ovals in the central band. The chapel has raked pews and a curved back to the great seat, which is complemented by an ornate cast-iron rail. The pulpit front has plain gothic panels, and behind it is a large plaster arch with ornate consoles and Y-tracery in the arch panel.

Local climate

Capel Bethel receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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