Elim independent Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 May 1981. Chapel.
Elim independent Chapel
- WRENN ID
- blind-gargoyle-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 19 May 1981
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- Elim independent Chapel, Ffynnon Ddrain, Carmarthen
- OS grid reference
- SN 402 216
- Coordinates
- 51.87058, -4.32112
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Elim Independent Chapel is a building constructed in 1849, with renovations in 1887. It features painted stucco with a slate hipped roof and deep flat eaves. The chapel has stucco angle quoins, a plinth, and surrounds for two arched central windows and two outer square-headed doors. The windows have been replaced since 1981 with 20th-century uPVC imitations of the original glazing bars, each containing two arched lights and a roundel. Above the central windows, there are two plaques; the upper one reads "Elim a adeiladwyd 1849 Ac a adgyweiriwyd 1887," while the lower, older plaque states "Elim adeiladwyd 1849." The outer doorways have modern half-glazed doors with colored glass, and the side walls feature a 20th-century uPVC upper window that replaced a sash window.
Inside, the chapel has a near-square layout with a floor that slightly rises towards the back, accommodating pews arranged in three blocks. There is a three-sided gallery with curved angles supported by plain iron posts. The gallery front includes inset panels of filigree cast-iron, separated by arch-panelled piers, with cornices above and below, the lower cornice featuring zigzag moulding. A clock is situated in the center, and there is a plain square set fawr. The pulpit has two arched panels at the front and two set back, all adorned with fretwork decoration, along with a small timber pulpit-back positioned between the front windows. The ceiling features a coved border and a timber-boarded square main section divided by diagonal ribs, with square corner panels and a lozenge-shaped center. The gallery contains curved pews and a 20th-century organ.
Local climate
Elim independent Chapel sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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