Capel Gwynfil is a Grade II* listed building in the Ceredigion local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 5 December 1963. A Victorian Church.

Capel Gwynfil

WRENN ID
ancient-string-burdock
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Date first listed
5 December 1963
Type
Church
Period
Victorian
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Unpainted roughcast with slate hipped roof. Paired brackets to eaves. Stucco plain surrounds to openings and ground floor band at impost level. Originally lateral fronted, but in 1861 altered to entry through pine end. E front two-storey, three-window range with three ground floor arched windows, one similar to first floor centre, and shorter cambered-headed two-light timber-mullion window each side. Arched windows have Y-tracery and all windows have marginal glazing bars to each light. Two-window N entrance front has two similar cambered-headed upper windows and two arched doorways with similar Y-tracery to fanlights over 4-panel doors. S end, built into bank, has two similar arched windows and hipped centre porch giving access to pulpit. W rear wall has similar windows to E front, 3-window range, but all upper windows are cambered-headed.

All of 1861-3, though deep coved ceiling and acanthus and guilloche centre rose may be of 1815. Three-sided gallery on 10 plain iron columns. Gallery has canted angles, bracket cornice and long raised plain flat panels with quadrant rebated corners. Grained panelled box pews in centre double block and two side blocks. Raked gallery pews. Plain great seat with curved ends. High pulpit platform with steps up each side, blind balustrade with curving top rail each side of arched-panelled pulpit front with bulbous columns set in angles. Plaster arch behind with 3-panel door to rear porch.

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