Tegannedd, Ty Capel and Sunday School/Vestry

Cadw's description

Location

Situated adjacent to Capel Croesywaun on the main road running through the settlement; fleur-de-lys iron railings on stone plinth to front gardens and in front of Sunday School; decorated iron gates and similar double gates to left and right.

History

Built as the Sunday School/Vestry to the adjoining late C19 chapel, the 2 houses also formed part of the complex and one was probably originally occupied by the minister.

Exterior

Sunday School and Vestry of rectangular plan with gable end to street; pair of 2-storey houses of same height set back and running at right-angles to left, left house (Tegannedd) with gable at left end projecting towards street. Rendered rubblestone with rendered quoins; slate roofs with red ceramic ridge cresting and plain bargeboards to eaves and verges; ridge stack to Ty Capel and lateral stack to Tegannedd. Sunday School/Vestry has 3 windows to front gable; single margin-light sashes in moulded surrounds flanking larger and higher opening, also in moulded surround, containing 2 tall margin-light sashes, all linked by cill band. Gabled porch to right return has plain boarded double doors and four 18-paned sashes to right; small single-storey half-hipped range attached to rear gable end has boarded door with rectangular overlight to left and 4-paned sash to right. Gable of Tegannedd has paired 4-paned sashes to left and single 4-paned sash to right on first floor above string course, which continues through to Ty Capel; paired sashes in slight bay projection to left on ground floor and 4-panel door with rectangular overlight under plain moulded entablature to right. Ty Capel has three 4-paned sashes, 2 on first floor and one on ground floor to left of 4-panel door (top panels now glazed) with rectangular overlight.

Interior

Interior not accessible at time of Survey.

Reason for designation

Included, notwithstanding the building's modest form and appearance, on account of its close functional and physical association with the adjacent Capel Croesywaun with which it forms a strong group in the street scene.