Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Penmorfa Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
Penbryn, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Penbryn, Ceredigion, designated on 20 June 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 20 June 1995
- Locality
- Penbryn
- Community
- Penbryn
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.14186, -4.47859
- Cadw reference
- 16090
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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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 194 Llangranog (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated sone 300m N of bridge over Hoffnant where lanes from Penbryn, Sarnau, Brynhoffnant and Pongarret meet.
History
1846 Calvinistic Methodist chapel remodelled 1939. First chapel on site was built 1786.
Exterior
Squared Pwntan sandstone with pale sandstone dressings and slate roof. Lateral facade with two large arched centre windows, arched date plaque between and two smaller arched gallery windows over two arched doors. Windows have 1939 metal tracery with marginal glazing bars and radiating-bar heads. Doors have 1939 panelled double doors with leaded fanlights and stained wood radiating bars. 1939 heavy arched porches in reconstituted stone with chamfered piers, moulded arch underside and hoodmoulded coping. Two storey later C19 vestry and schoolroom to right with yellow brick heads to cambered-headed 4-pane sashes. Rear wall has pulpit projection probably of 1939 with two arched windows and long arched window each side.
Interior
Interior: Unusually complete interior of 1939 with extensive panelling. Deep coffered ceiling with eight main rectangular panels and narrow framing panels, the main panels with planted rectangular panels in darker wood, rebated at angles. Cantilevered gallery, five-sided with panelled front and planted rebated-corner rectangles in each panel. Oak pews and big curvedcornered great seat. Pulpit platform projects from rear recess, which has dado panelling. Pulpit front is panelled with planted strips of dark wood in modern style. Behind pulpit is narrow 1957 organ and two stained glass windows of c1939 signed William Morris & Co, Westminster. Coloured glass borders are echoed in sides of leaded lights to half-glazed doors in corner entrance lobbies. Wood panelling to lobbies and similar to gallery undersides.
Reason for designation
Included primarily for fine 1939 interior, a rare example of this date.
Nearby in the register
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- Outbuilding on W side of Farm Court at TroedyrhiwAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Garreg Standing StonesStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.