Former Chapel at former Polytechnic of Wales is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of Glamorgan local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 June 1986. Chapel.

Former Chapel at former Polytechnic of Wales

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan MP: Kanishka Narayan (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
24 June 1986
Type
Chapel
Address
Former Chapel at former Polytechnic of Wales, Barry
OS grid reference
ST 110 683
Coordinates
51.40758, -3.27979
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The former chapel at the former Polytechnic of Wales is a single-storey building with three windows, constructed of red brick. It features an open pediment design with pilasters on the gable ends and a slate roof, complemented by timber dentil cornices. The thermal window treatment includes keyblocks at the ends, while the sides have three-light transomed windows. There is a lean-to vestry and a reduced chimney at the rear. The eastern end has a plain parapet porch with a central window flanked by octagonal windows, and an Art Deco door case topped with an anthemion finial. The interior has been converted into residential accommodation.

Local climate

Former Chapel at former Polytechnic of Wales sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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