Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Forecourt and terrace walls with lamp standard, railings and gates at Ebenezer Chapel
Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 22 May 1978
- Locality
- Tonypandy
- Community
- Tonypandy
- Unitary authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.62036, -3.45243
- Cadw reference
- 13118
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated to the front of the Chapel adjacent to the main road.
History
A later C19 refurbishment of the chapel approach.
Exterior
Two tiered terrace forecourt has front boundary wall of rockfaced sandstone with piers with pyramidal capstones to side gateway, and central section with ashlar quoins, copings and piers with metal railings and central iron double gates with finials; double flight of steps lead to terrace wall which also has railings the uprights with finials rising alternately above top and middle rails. Painted iron lamp standard on terrace right with tapering octagonal shaft, downward tapering quadrangular lamp holder and iron finial.
Reason for designation
Included as an important element in the setting of this major chapel.
Nearby in the register
- Ebenezer Welsh Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ysgoldy Ebenezer attached to left of Ebenezer Welsh Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Trefnyddion Bethania CalfinaiddReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Pisgah Trefnyddion Calfinaidd (Chapel) including forecourt walls, railings and gatesReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.