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Paran Chapel

Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Paran, Solva, Pembrokeshire, designated on 4 February 1991.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Paran Chapel, Solva, Pembrokeshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Date of designation
4 February 1991
Locality
Paran
Community
Solva
Unitary authority
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.89292, -5.14530
Cadw reference
12473

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 209 St David's (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated at southern end of small group of buildings at Paran, on western side of lane to Caerwen, some 100 m NW of junction with lane from Tremaenhir to Brawdy.

History

Dated 1841. Former Congregational Chapel (disused 1989) in squared rubble stone with slate roof.

Exterior

Small scale with steep N gable front. Two round-arched windows, with small-paned glazing, flanking centre round-arched doorway with intersecting glazing bars to fanlight and double doors. Arched plaque in gable marked 'Paran Chapel 1841, 1877’. Two-window side walls, cambered-headed 12-pane windows with stone voussoirs and keystones.

Condition: fair to poor.

Interior

Plain plastered interior, 3-sided ceiling, boarded to horizontal part, with centre rose. No fittings.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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