Capel Pentour, including forecourt railings and gates is a Grade II listed building in the Pembrokeshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 November 1978. Chapel.

Capel Pentour, including forecourt railings and gates

WRENN ID
plain-rafter-khaki
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Date first listed
24 November 1978
Type
Chapel
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Chapel, stuccoed front elevation with modillion eaves cornice and slate gabled roof. Long-wall front elevation with 2 arched centre lights close-set and a small roundel window above and between, and 2 equal-sized large gallery lights set higher each side over twin flat-roofed porches entered from inner sides, within a slated veranda. The 4 main windows have pilasters, moulded arches and keystones, but the 2 centre windows share a panelled pier between them. Florentine type glazing of 2 round-arched transomed lights with a stained glass circle over. The little roundel has radiating tracery and a matching moulded arched hood with keystone. Ground floor centre 3-bay slate-roofed veranda on iron columns with capitals between 2 flat-roofed porches. Each porch has 2 small cambered-headed windows to front and a 6-panel doorway in each inner side wall. Date plaques within veranda. Forecourt enclosed by a stuccoed wall with coping and ornate iron railings which have standards with ball finials; gates with ironwork of similar design at right hand end and in middle.

Square plan interior of 1889, with enclosed stairs up to galleries from porches. Pitch pine woodwork, pews in centre block with others under 3-sided gallery on 7 iron columns. Gallery front has panels of herringbone and vertical boarding under long pierced cast-iron panels. Clock dated 1866. No set fawr. Pulpit platform has balusters each side of projecting pulpit front which has arched headed panels and attached columns. Organ behind pulpit of 1960s, by G Osmond & Co of Taunton covers former rear windows. Plain plaster cornice to ceiling.

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