Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cefn Bychan Baptist Chapel
Cefn, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Newbridge, Cefn, Wrexham, designated on 30 April 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 30 April 1996
- Locality
- Newbridge
- Community
- Cefn
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.96610, -3.06643
- Cadw reference
- 16871
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 corner of Newbridge Road and Cae Gwilym Road, immediately below the railway embankment in a small grassed yard.
History
The chapel is dated 1825.
Exterior
Roughly coursed and squared rubble, with half-hipped slate roof. Doorway in centre of gable end facing street. Split 4-panelled door with radial glazing to fanlight; inscribed stone over door with date etc. Flanking 16-pane sash windows with tooled wedge lintels, and 2 similar windows in each return elevation. School room to right is a single storeyed, 2-window range, with similar 16-pane sashes. Chimney in its brick-built gable end.
Reason for designation
Listed as a virtually unaltered early C19 chapel of fine vernacular character.
Nearby in the register
- Cefn (Newbridge) Railway Viaduct (partly in Chirk Community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Waterloo Tower including outwork wallsCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Cefn (Newbridge) Railway Viaduct (partly in Cefn Community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Entrance Gates and Railings at Newbridge LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.