Capel y Craig is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 November 1990. Church.
Capel y Craig
- WRENN ID
- proud-marble-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1990
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Capel y Craig, Machynlleth
- OS grid reference
- SH 746 009
- Coordinates
- 52.59159, -3.85124
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Capel y Craig is a 19th-century chapel featuring a distinctive architectural style. On the left gable end facing Graig Fach, there is a broad blocked doorway at the center and a smaller blocked doorway to the left. Above these, there are three-light cusped Gothic gallery windows, similar to those on the front, and roof ventilators at the top. The right gable end facing Heol Powys has two windows, also with ground floor openings. The rear has four windows with similar glazing, though the ground floor is mostly obscured by a 1975 extension that is not in keeping with the original design.
The churchyard includes an obelisk-type memorial to John Evans of Morben and the tomb of David and Mary Griffiths. There are contemporary gates at both ends, each topped with finials.
Inside, the chapel has a rectangular galleried layout with a panelled front and cast iron columns. The ceiling features transverse ribs with small roses and ventilators, along with a quatrefoil dado band. A large organ case is situated over the set fawr, showcasing Gothic woodwork.
Local climate
Capel y Craig sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% 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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