Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Galnrafon Evangelical Church
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangollen, Denbighshire, designated on 22 December 1989.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 22 December 1989
- Community
- Llangollen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.97028, -3.17264
- Cadw reference
- 1222
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the western edge of the town centre high above the southern bank of the River Dee. Princess Street to rear.
History
Built 1903 as a Independant Congregational church by Owen Morris Roberts, architects firm of Porthmadog (plans signed by David Roberts). Idiosyncratic clasical style.
Exterior
2-storey scribed render front with pediment treatment; acoteria bases and central round arch rising through pediment. Slate roof, ventilators and tiled ridge. Composite capitals and fluted pilasters to upper part (that to left is partly unfluted); bulls eye window to centre over date plaque. 2 and 3-light windows to gallery level with deeply recessed round arched sash windows; marginal glazing bars, keystones and bracket cills. 2-light similar windows below with triangular heads rising up to entablature; plain flanking pilasters. Central, paired round arched headed entrance, with panelled doors. Foundation stones commemorate the original congregational church established by William Williams, ca 1800. 4 bay pebbledashed right hand side with cill band and sash windows with marginal glazing bars and cement architraves; round arched headed to gallery, square headed below. Outbuilding attached. Similar left hand side and plain rear with band courses.
Railed forecourt to front with barley twist lamp standard and railings by John Davies, Ty Coch, Llangollen.
Interior
Raked gallery inside on fluted cast iron piers; pitch pine panelled woodwork throughout. Tall semicircular arch behind the 'set fawr' with fluted pilasters and foliage decoration to tympanum. Boarded ceiling cornice, roses and arabesque ornament surrounding central ventilator panel.
Nearby in the register
- Llangollen Methodist ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Down Platform Building to W of Llangollen Station Building Railway StationNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 'Up' Platform Building to W Llangollen Railway StationNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Dee MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.