Nolton Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 13 November 1997. Chapel.

Nolton Chapel

WRENN ID
forbidden-sandstone-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Constituency
Mid and South Pembrokeshire MP: Henry Tufnell (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
13 November 1997
Type
Chapel
Address
Nolton Chapel, Nolton Haven, Haverfordwest, Nolton and Roch
OS grid reference
SM 860 185
Coordinates
51.82459, -5.10665
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Nolton Chapel is a chapel built from Nolton sandstone, featuring ashlar stone at the front and rubble stone on the sides, topped with a slate roof. The gable facade is designed in a classical style, showcasing giant pilasters, a moulded entablature, and a coped gable pediment. The pilasters have moulded bases and caps, while the entablature is deep but lacks a projecting cornice. At the outer ends of the facade are two triangular finial blocks, and the pediment has a thin verge moulding. Between the pilasters are three tall arched recesses; the outer recesses contain long arched windows with stone sills and marginal glazing bars. The center features an inset slate plaque that reads "Nolton Chapel 1858," flanked by square rebated half-circles above and below. The arched central doorway has a four-panel door and a fanlight with marginal glazing bars.

The sides of the chapel have similar long windows, with three on the north side and one on the south. The stonework shows signs of deep erosion. Attached to the rear is a chapel house, which includes a north door and a one-window range, with stone voussoirs above the ground floor openings. A small chimneystack is located at the right end, along with a coped gable.

Inside, the chapel features a coved ceiling with an ornate plaster rose at the center. There is a plaster arch behind the pulpit, which has a canted front and cast-iron scrolled panels on the sides. Stairs with iron rails lead up to the pulpit from each side. An end gallery is supported by timber columns, with timber panels between the pilasters, including two full columns and two half-columns.

Local climate

Nolton Chapel sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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