Capel Bethel is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 November 1998. Chapel.
Capel Bethel
- WRENN ID
- lost-pewter-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1998
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- Capel Bethel, Bethlehem Road, Llandeilo, Cyngor Bro Dyffryn Cennen, Carmarthenshire
- OS grid reference
- SN 659 236
- Coordinates
- 51.89528, -3.94906
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Capel Bethel is a chapel constructed of whitewashed rubble stone and topped with a slate roof. Originally, the entrance was located on the side facade. The front features two long arched windows with later 19th-century glazing in the center, flanked by two outer arched doors that have been blocked. A stone memorial is attached to the center of the front wall, commemorating Thomas Thomas of Maesnewydd, who died in 1844, with an ogee top inscribed with the words 'Life How Short Eternity How Long'. The south end wall displays late 19th-century projecting verges and includes one original upper window with stone voussoirs, situated above a central door and flanking windows from the late 19th or early 20th century, all featuring brick heads. The rear wall has two long arched windows with brick heads and later 19th-century glazing. The north end also has two similar long arched windows.
Inside, the chapel has a galleried layout with a lobby at the south end. The gallery features canted angles, a modillion cornice, and panels that alternate between long and square shapes. Reeded iron columns support the structure. The pulpit is located on the north end wall and has a three-sided front with quatrefoil panels. The pews are arranged in three blocks, with those on either side of the pulpit facing inward.
Local climate
Capel Bethel sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,450 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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