Croes-y-Parc Baptist Chapel

Baptist Chapel. Plan of long-wall facade. Of stone roughcast rendered and painted; slate roof with an end stack left; slate-hung W gable end. Four-window range of round-headed small pane sashes with exposed frames and intersecting glazing bars; stone date-plaque to centre. The 2 tall windows to centre light the pulpit and the flanking entrances, with raised surrounds and fanlights, are offset below the smaller outer windows which light the gallery. The fanlights have modern protective meshing and the 6-panel doors have added external boarding. The narrow front yard, separating the chapel from the burial ground above, is bounded by original iron railings with spearhead finials. Single window camber-headed horned 12-pane sashes to each floor to E gable end; similar square headed window range to rear.

Plain rendered rectangular interior conforming to the traditional plan-type of the long wall facade with the pulpit against the front wall. Raked canted gallery to the remaining 3 sides with polished wood panelled front carried on cast-iron columns with ring mouldings. Access is from lobbies at both entrances via staircases with swept handrails. Ceiling with plaster rose. Walls with oil lamp fittings. Open-back pews. Later C19 pulpit has balustraded steps with acorn finials with memorial tablet above to Dafydd William in English. Stairs to gallery have ramped hand-rails and stick balusters; simple dark-stained open-back benches. C20 alterations below gallery for schoolroom and kitchen.