Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ty Capel Moriah
Dolwyddelan, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dolwyddelan, Conwy, designated on 17 February 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 17 February 1997
- Locality
- Dolwyddelan
- Community
- Dolwyddelan
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.05462, -3.88693
- Cadw reference
- 18247
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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Adjoining the chapel flush to the rear (N).
History
Built in 1880 as part of the Moriah Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, the third non-conformist chapel to be built at Dolwyddelan and with a capacity of up to six hundred, the largest. The manse was built as an integral element of the design.
Exterior
Storied one-window cottage adjoining flush with the chapel and roofed continuously with it. Recessed entrance to E side at L, with quoins of dressed Penmaenmawr stone; 4-panel contemporary door with marginally-glazed overlight. 2-part windows with marginally-glazed sashes and surrounds as before, that to ground floor with shallow triangular lintel; projecting slate cills. Rubble rear gable with rendered upper section. Irregular openings to this side, with off-centre entrance (as before) and similar windows to 3 floors; windows as before to slate-hung W side. Single-storey modern extension to rear gable R.
Interior
This was not inspected at the time of survey (10/96.)
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the Moriah Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, adjoining.
Nearby in the register
- Moriah Calvinistic Methodist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St. GwyddelanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The Chocolate House (Formerly Church Hall)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Pont-y-LlanTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.