Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Baptistery at Pont Adulam
Llanelli Rural, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Felinfoel, Llanelli, Llanelli Rural, Carmarthenshire, designated on 16 October 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 16 October 1998
- Locality
- Felinfoel
- Town
- Llanelli
- Community
- Llanelli Rural
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.69882, -4.14527
- Cadw reference
- 20534
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1963 · Map No. 5 - Local Government Commission for Wales : [Definitive maps showing proposed… (National Library of Scotland)
Cadw's description
Location
At east side of the bridge over the River Lliedi in Felinfoel.
History
The River Lliedi was used by Adulam chapel before the construction of their baptistery in the chapel grounds. The sacrament was first performed at Pont Adulam in the weir pool: the Rev. Benjamin Humphreys is said to have baptised hundreds here in the religious revival of 1905. A platform and steps were added probably when the bridge was rebuilt in the 1930s. Finally a concrete-walled pool was formed at the foot of the steps. The latter is remembered in use at least until the 1950s.
Exterior
Just above the weir across the River Lliedi, a railed platform built out from the E face of the bridge and steps leading down to weir pool, and the later wall of a reduced pool formed in concrete. The platform has steel railings on large decorative cast-iron standards.
Reason for designation
Listed as an unusual example of an open-air pool for adult full-immersion baptism.
Nearby in the register
- Church of The Holy TrinityReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Adulam Baptist Chapel with Vestry (Ysgoldy Adulam), Baptistery, Railings and GatesReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Felinfoel BreweryIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Office of Felinfoel BreweryIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.