Capel Llwynrhydowen (Old Chapel) is a Grade II* listed building in the Ceredigion local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 21 September 1964. A C19 Chapel.

Capel Llwynrhydowen (Old Chapel)

WRENN ID
third-mullion-birch
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Date first listed
21 September 1964
Type
Chapel
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Unitarian Chapel in rubble stone with half-hipped slate roof and lateral facade. Scallopped timber eaves cornice. Tall front with arched openings, cut stone voussoirs and keystones. Two long centre windows, 2 short outer windows over 3-panel doors with fanlights. Slate sills, intersecting tracery to fanlights and window heads, windows are sashes with glazing bars. Under eaves to centre is framed oval slate plaque 'Llwynrhydowen 1834'.

Inset into wall beneath centre windows are slate headstones to Rev P Joseph (d 1857) and Rev John Davies (d 1858), and a third to left, to J Joseph, Wesyn (d 1863).

Plain end walls. Rear has 2 very long narrow windows with marginal bars. Paired brackets to flat timber eaves.

attractive interior has panelled 3-sided gallery with Gothic moulding to cornice. 2 x 3 cast iron columns. Plain pews and set fawr. Pulpit with baluster steps and twisted balusters framing canted centre (similar detail to Brynteg Chapel, Llanwenog 1838). Chapel is said to have been renewed 1862.

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