Eglwys Gymraeg Sardis (Sardis Chapel) is a Grade II listed building in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 17 July 1990. Chapel. 2 related planning applications.

Eglwys Gymraeg Sardis (Sardis Chapel)

WRENN ID
muted-beam-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency
Pontypridd MP: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
17 July 1990
Type
Chapel
Address
Eglwys Gymraeg Sardis (Sardis Chapel), Graig, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF37 1DU
OS grid reference
ST 071 899
Coordinates
51.60031, -3.34232
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Eglwys Gymraeg Sardis, also known as Sardis Chapel, is a simple classical style chapel built from rubble stone with tooled dressings and quoins, indicating that the walls were meant to be rendered. It features a slate roof with a central ridge ventilator. The gable end front has three bays, with a central round-headed doorway that has panelled reveals and double panelled doors topped by a radial-glazed overlight. Above the doorway is a bullseye window, and the outer bays contain tall round-headed windows with Italianate 2-light glazing. A simple cornice band marks the pediment, which includes a straightforward inscription tablet in English.

The side walls have four windows, similar in style to those at the front. On the left side, the sill of the rear window is raised to accommodate a link to an added L-shaped hall constructed from snecked rock-faced stone and topped with a slate roof.

Inside, the decorative-tile vestibule features an etched glass panel with margin lights opposite the main doorway. Half-lit doors with coloured glass lead into the main chapel, while stairs with turned newels and balusters provide access to the gallery through diagonal-boarded doors. The gallery is three-sided and raked, supported by cast iron fluted columns with foliage capitals. The front of the gallery projects on brackets and has open quatrefoil panels above diagonal-boarded panels. The ceiling is adorned with moulded ribs and a panelled cornice featuring a billet frieze.

A round panelled pulpit is located at the front, with flanking steps that have moulded balusters and newels. Behind the pulpit is a large organ made by Norman & Beard. The set fawr includes doors, and the benches have moulded ends, with the rear pews being taller.

Local climate

Eglwys Gymraeg Sardis (Sardis Chapel) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,120 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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