Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bethel Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
Leeswood and Pontblyddyn, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 5 December 1997
- Locality
- Leeswood
- Community
- Leeswood and Pontblyddyn
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.13306, -3.09425
- Cadw reference
- 19104
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at the corner of Oak Park and King Street, set back slightly from the road and behind low brick walls mounted with iron railings.
History
Built in 1865 as detached chapel, enlarged in the later C19 by the addition of a Sunday School wing.
Exterior
Rectangular chapel with 3-bay pedimented façade facing street brown brick, ashlar quoins now painted white, pedimented gable with inserted datestone 'AD 1865'. Moulded stone cornice, slate roof. Central double doorway with ashlar architrave painted white. Window to either side with similar ashlar architrave. Frosted glazing with margin lights and coloured glass. Ashlar string course with 3 windows above, similar to those below. Side elevations of rubble stone construction each with 5 windows with glazing pattern similar to front elevation.
Interior
Simple classical interior without gallery. Entrance porch contains 2 doors into main chapel. Pitch pine pews with 2 side aisles facing centrally placed 'set fawr' above which is a recessed arch with moulded architrave finished by decorative plaster consoles. 'Set fawr' platform surrounded by carved wooden balustrading. All windows have distinctive detailing including moulded cornice with consoles. Window jambs are decorated with slim plaster architrave finished at the cill level with a plasterwork classical female head. Ceiling subdivided in to 5 sections each containing decorative ceiling rose.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well preserved and interesting example of a mid C19 chapel.
Nearby in the register
- Leeswood Green FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- 15 Alyn TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 14 Alyn TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 13 Alyn TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.