Capel Mair, including forecourt railings is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 11 June 2001. Chapel.
Capel Mair, including forecourt railings
- WRENN ID
- leaning-landing-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 11 June 2001
- Type
- Chapel
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Chapel, gable fronted, 2-storeyed, stuccoed, with 4-bay sides, slated roof and arched-headed windows, with slate sills on corbels throughout. Unpainted 3-bay facade articulated by giant pilasters with plain moulded capitals carrying an entablature each side of a rusticated central arch with plaque below. Centre has arched panelled double doors in moulded surround, capitals and large keystone to arch under first floor broad triple window of arched centre light flanked by arched side lights all in cambered-headed surround with similar keystone. Sill band out to flanking pilasters. Large painted plaque above on corbelled sill has stepped arched head, and reads "Capel Mair. 1862.". Flanking bays have a tall, narrow window vertically bisected, in moulded surround with keystone. Sills carried out to flanking pilasters. Side walls have similar tall, narrow, arched-headed windows, but recessed and lacking moulded surrounds.
Double aisled interior of 1862, with 3-sided raked gallery and pitch pine box pews, pulpit and furnishings. Lobby with tiled floor, coloured glass window, 4-panelled timber doors to chapel and gallery. Box pews with long horizontally panelled rears and vertically panelled doors. Raked gallery with curved corners, on 7 plain, painted cast iron columns with foliate capitals. Long, horizontal panels to gallery front, separated by pilasters bearing narrow, arch headed vertical panels. Bracketted cornice beneath. Clock opposite pulpit. 3-sided deacon's seat. Ornate pulpit has flanking stairs with turned balusters and similar balusters to serpentine-curved platform sides, with plain slats below. Pulpit centre has 3 vertical panels of darker grain with light gilded decoration. Pulpit rear has large plaster arch springing from consoles on plain pilasters with light, painted floral design. Three commemorative brass plaques set within arch. Boarded ceiling has plain painted cornice. Centre rectangle, diagonally divided into 4, with opposing slats. Around this is rectangular band having margins and corner vents with florid design. Large, painted centre stucco rose with foliate design, and matching border. Organ to entrance end gallery, by Lloyd and Dudgeon of Nottingham, 9 pipes stepped to centre between timber corniced enclosed boxes each with 3 long panels outlined in gilt decoration.
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