Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Llangloffan Baptist Chapel
Pencaer, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangloffan, Granston/Treopert, Pencaer, Pembrokeshire, designated on 14 July 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 14 July 1993
- Locality
- Llangloffan, Granston/Treopert
- Community
- Pencaer
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.95010, -5.04896
- Cadw reference
- 12978
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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)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in centre of hamlet, on E side of triangular green.
Exterior
1862-3 Baptist Church, rendered unpainted rubble stone with slate low-pitched eaves roof. Large, with W end facade of bracketed open pedimental eaves over rusticated outer piers dated 1749 and 1791. Broad shallow arch across main facade of tall arched outer windows, arched centre door and triplet of small arched windows above. Outer windows have centre timber mullion, Y-tracery heads and small-pane glazing, double-doors have Y-tracery fanlight with cusping. Above centre window is exceptionally well-lettered oval of raised capitals 'Llangloffan Baptist Chapel 1862'. Side walls have 3 long arched windows, and rubble-stone rear has two similar windows.
Front court has rubble stone front wall, iron gate and overthrow dated 1930.
Interior
3-sided gallery on 4 x 3 stubby timber columns, the bases raised to level of pew backs. Long panels to gallery front. Simple pulpit of 4 column posts and rail, stairs up each side. C20 organ.
Reason for designation
Chapel has some similarities to Baptist Church at Mount Pleasant, Solva 1863, built by W Harris and J Richards, masons.
Nearby in the register
- Outbuilding at N.End of E.Farmyard range at Llangloffan Farm LlangloffanAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Pont Llangloffan (partly in Mathry Community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Former Mill in Outbuildings to N.of PencnwcIndustrialunder 1 mi
- PencnwcDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.