Waen Presbyterian Chapel and School Hall

This is a rectangular Presbyterian chapel with an adjoining hall block, built in the 1862 and 1908 respectively. The chapel is constructed of rubble with a quarry-dressed facade and limestone ashlar dressings; the left (west) side is slate-hung. It has a slate roof with a tiled ridge, bargeboards with deep verges, and a shaped wooden finial. The symmetrical front facade features tall, paired arched windows with multi-pane horned sashes, marginal glazing, some coloured panes, and simple segmental arched entrances with original four-panel double doors and segmental fans. A slate dedication plaque is positioned centrally above the windows, and a circular oculus with a perforated iron vent tops the gable. Projecting ashlar quoins are also present. The rear gable has three arched windows with brown brick voussoirs, plain stone keys, and projecting sills.

A cross-gable on the right (east) side, likely added around 1908, is associated with the hall block. Lean-to boilerhouses are present on the left (west) side. The east side of the chapel has oversailing eaves, expressed rafter ends, and an entrance with a segmental arch, recessed five-panel door, glazed oval upper panel, and an Art Nouveau leaded fan. Four square windows with projecting sills and limestone quoins feature leaded lights with decorative Art Nouveau-style heads. A plain chimney is on the rear gable, alongside modern WC additions.

The adjoining hall block, set back slightly to the right, is built in a similar style to the chapel. It features paired arched windows with a dedication plaque (dated 1908) and a circular vent in the gable apex.

Inside the chapel, the interior is plain with a moulded cornice to the ceiling and two circular wooden ceiling roses with decorative wooden vent panels. Original raked seating from 1862 follows the hill-slope. The box pews are crafted from grained pine with double central and single outer blocks, aisles, and simple blind arcaded decoration to the pew fronts. A curved Deacon’s enclosure features simple ironwork and ball finials. Plain turned balusters line the Set Fawr access steps, leading to a tall painted back with a simple carved frame and blind arcading. Simple grained pine wind porches are at the entrances.

The hall section has three bays with false hammer-beam trusses carried on plain stone wall corbels and acorn pendants. Part-glazed double doors on the left provide access to the chapel.