Capel Saron is a Grade II listed building in the Bridgend local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 July 1997. Church.

Capel Saron

WRENN ID
stranded-finial-kestrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bridgend
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg MP: Stephen Kinnock (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
14 July 1997
Type
Church
Address
Capel Saron, Twmpath-Mawr, Maesteg
OS grid reference
SS 849 921
Coordinates
51.61624, -3.66297
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Capel Saron is a 19th-century chapel with a gable front facing northeast. It features three bays defined by gabled pilasters, with the central bay being wider and arched. This bay contains three lancet windows beneath a continuous hood moulding. The facade displays a cross in circle symbol and the name "SARON," along with the inscriptions "ADEILADWYD 1852" and "ADNEWYDDWYD 1900" under the arch. Below this, there is a gabled porch with an arched doorway that has colored glass in the fanlight. The foundations are marked by stones on each side, and there are single lancet windows in the side bays. At the rear, there is a three-bay schoolroom on the left (south) with an arched door and lancet windows, positioned at right angles to the main building.

Inside, there is a gallery that wraps around three sides and is rounded at the front. The gallery features an arcaded pine front, supported by iron Corinthianesque columns, and has tiered seating. The ceiling is coved, leading up to a central boarded panel with moulded patterned ribs and a circular floral disk in the center. The pulpit is positioned against a recessed painted arch supported by Corinthian fluted pilasters. It has six steps that curve around, with a three-sided panelled front and decorative iron railings. The area of the set fawr is enclosed by iron stanchions. At the rear, the entrance lobby is separated by a timber screen that is glazed with colored glass. Additionally, two lying-in rooms were created under the back of the gallery around 1991.

Local climate

Capel Saron sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,220 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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