Carmel Independent Chapel is a Grade II* listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 4 November 1997. Bridge.

Carmel Independent Chapel

WRENN ID
dim-pilaster-kestrel
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
4 November 1997
Type
Bridge
Address
Carmel Independent Chapel, Nantmel
OS grid reference
SO 054 665
Coordinates
52.28916, -3.38819
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Carmel Independent Chapel is an early 19th-century chapel constructed of painted rubble with a slate roof and a finial on the left side. The building is two stories high and features a four-window front. The central pair of windows consists of 12 panes, with the upper panes designed to resemble Gothic arches. Above these, there are square four-pane windows with cusped glazing in the upper panes. Below the windows are camber-headed doorways that have boarded doors.

The interior of the chapel is well-preserved and retains its early 19th-century character. A pulpit and set fawr enclosure are positioned centrally against the front wall, with steps that have turned balusters leading up to it. The gallery encircles three sides of the chapel, supported by wooden posts, and features a panelled wooden frontal and a clock. There are steps located in the rear left corner, and the seating consists of wooden benches.

Local climate

Carmel Independent Chapel sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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