Capel Pentre Tygwyn is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 February 1999. Chapel.
Capel Pentre Tygwyn
- WRENN ID
- nether-jade-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1999
- Type
- Chapel
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Chapel, colourwashed stucco and rubble stone with slate roof slightly hipped. Paired brackets to eaves. Lateral facade altered in later C19 with new windows, stucco quoins and new doors. Arched openings, 2 long centre windows, 2 outer gallery lights narrower and shorter, and 2 doors set slightly in from gallery lights. Windows have later C19 tracery of two lights and a roundel, centre lights embellished with coloured glass margins. Stone sills. Doors are panelled and have crescent overlights. Between windows is memorial to the Rev Edward Jones d1841, made by D Beynon of Cilycwm. Above is plaque 'Sancteiddrwydd i'r Arglwydd Addoldy Pentre-ty-gwyn Yr hwn a adeiladwyd gyntaf yn y flwyddyn 1749 ac a ailadeiladwyd yn 1834'. Rubble stone end walls. E end plaque to Thomas Price d1839. Rear has 2 arched windows below with stone voussoirs, one later C19 sash above, to centre.
Pulpit between windows on front wall. Three-sided gallery on 3 plain iron columns, presumably of 1834 or shortly after. Deep frieze, cornice, unusual front panels with rebated arched heads. Curved angles, the angle panels broken forward (similar detail at Cefnarthen 1853). Later C19 pitch pine pews, with 2 aisles, matching straight great seat, and large pulpit. Pulpit has steps up each side with ball-finial turned newels and turned balusters, and big double-curved front with open arcading and column shafts. Plain arched plaster panel behind pulpit, and rectangular panel above. Two lobbies with half-glazed doors. Two rear arched windows have stained glass of 1993 by Janet Hardy commemorating William Williams. Gallery has open back benches. Late C19 boarded ceiling divided into 9 panels.
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