Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Capel y Drindod
Llandyfriog, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 21 September 1964
- Locality
- Aberbanc
- Community
- Llandyfriog
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.05019, -4.40052
- Cadw reference
- 17594
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Prominently situated on steep slope in village centre
History
Calvinistic Methodist chapel built 1864. I replaced an earlier chapel of 1794, set up by the Lloyd family of Bronwydd.
Exterior
Squared rubble construction. Slate roof, timber eaves and bargeboards . Low plinth. Three bay gable front. Wide central round arched doorway with pared 6-panel doors, panelled reveals and radiating fanlight with some coloured glazing. Dressed stone voussiors. Tall round arched window each side, each with in similarly arched recess, 45-paned horned sash windows with radiating upper glazing. Dressed stone voussoirs. and slate sills. Lozenge-shaped tablet to gable inscribed: "Capel y Drindod. Adeiladwyd 1864".
Three similar windows to each side and two to rear. N side with C20 brick lean-to at right end.
Interior
Flat plaster ceiling with large central plaster rose and four smaller plainer roses towards the corners. Moulded plaster cornice. Box-type pews with doors (except those towards rear of side ranks): brass numerals. Panelled canted front to big seat. Elaborate veneered serpentine fronted pulpit; panelled lower section, central panel above with short balustraded flanks. Balustraded outer bays returning to curved staircases: turned balusters and square newels with ogee finals. Rear lobby widow with centre lozenge pane and coloured marginal glazing.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well designed rural chapel with unaltered interior.
Nearby in the register
- Gates and Piers at Capel y DrindodReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Terraced row of 3 cottages , Right hand cottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Terraced row of 3 cottages , Middle cottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Terraced row of 3 Cottages - Left CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.