Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Towyn Independent Chapel including School Room forward on right
New Quay, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1994
- Locality
- Towyn
- Community
- New Quay
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.21204, -4.36186
- Cadw reference
- 10828
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated opposite the Memorial Hall, terraced above road.
History
1860. Hanes Eglwysi Annibynol Cymru gives Thomas Jones, Penycnwc, as designer, at a cost of £1,398/15/2d. In 1865 alterations costing some £200 were carried out to designs of Rev T Thomas of Landore including lowering the gallery some 2ft 8ins, providing a new platform and opening two new windows in the wall each side.
Exterior
Independent Chapel in squared, tooled grey-brown rubble stone with slate roof, coped shouldered gables and apex finial. Large classical style chapel with three-bay end facade, the left bay obscured by c1890 schoolroom addition; but original design is distinguished with plain angle and dividing pilasters, two-step frieze and cement moulded cornice, stopped short of gable shoulder. Gable is plain with vent roundel and arched date plaque. Main front has arched windows on two floors, small-paned with marginal and radiating glazing bars, centre window is broader, those to right are obscured. Porch in rock-faced rubble stone with arched doorway on two faces is an addition of c1890, in angle to schoolroom. Ledged doors and crescent overlights.
Prominent side elevation, three-window with similar arched windows to upper level but long cambered-headed windows below. End wall has rendered 1909 rear addition with parapet, canted 'apse' end and long arched windows. Low gabled stone addition to E side with arched door and apex roundel.
Schoolroom: Runs NE from main front, rock-faced rubble stone with six long arched windows and slate gabled roof.
Chapel is set on high rubble stone terrace with iron railings, openwork piers and double gates.
Interior
Painted gallery front on three sides with splayed angles and long rectangular panels, carried on short plain iron posts (marked T Thomas, Cardigan). Painted grained box pews. Pulpit with curved panelled front, baluster stairs each side and big 1909 organ (by A Young & Sons, Manchester) behind. Organ recess has ornate plasterwork to depressed arch. Boarded ceiling with ornate centre plaster rose. Screen at entry end with traceried window, etched glass centre oval panel and coloured glass inserts to margins.
Nearby in the register
- Bethel Baptist Chapel including fron area railings,Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The Black Lion HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Lodge at driveway to Fron DolauDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Queens HotelDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.