Tabor Independent Chapel

Independent Chapel of 1904, basement and 2 storeys in painted stucco with imitation slates to roof, bargeboards and terracotta finial to front gable. Gabled facade of 3 bays with recessed roundel to gable inscribed: ''''''''''''''''Tabor Built 1845. Rebuilt 1904''''''''''''''''. Arched windows with raised shouldered surrounds to upper storey. Triplet to centre, of large central light, with flanking, narrower, similar lights. Single, shorter window to each side. Keystones to triplet. Stucco pilasters to angles. Raised cornice between storeys. Ground floor has cambered-headed windows flanking large projecting central entrance lobby with triplet. Rusticated quoins and window dressings. Projecting lobby has entablature with painted frieze and cornice moulding corresponding to upper floor cornice. Three memorial stones and pair of blank arches below window. Arched entry is in right side-wall with panelled double doors and simple fanlight. Horned sash windows with marginal glazing bars throughout. Painted stucco sides of 3 storeys, 3 bays. Arched windows to top floor, the rest cambered-headed. Basement windows altered, door to right has porch with stone end wall and imitation slate roof.

Complete interior of 1904, carefully restored 1989. Three-sided raked gallery, with canted angles, and slightly deeper rear, supported by 6 painted, fluted, cast iron columns, with florid capitals, carrying bracketed cornice. Gallery front has long, horizontal panels, similar shorter panels to canted angles. Pews with 2 aisles and set fawr, panelled to match gallery. Pulpit with curved stair to each side, with turned balusters. Canted pulpit front with pair of arched-headed panels with small columns to centre, horizontal panels to canted sides. Base, also canted, has horizontal panels. Large, arched recess behind pulpit, with panelled pilasters, moulded arch and keystone. Ceiling has deep moulded cornice, then timber border with pierced ventilation panels at corners and diagonal slatting elsewhere, and plaster centre. This is divided in 4 by moulded beams terminated at outer ring of centre rose. Rose has 2 moulded rings with 15 floral bosses in band between. Centre has large pendant, probably for a gasolier, with banded detail, surrounded by a pierced ornamental iron grille.