Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tabernacle Chapel
Coedffranc, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Skewen, Coedffranc, Neath Port Talbot, designated on 29 March 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 29 March 2000
- Locality
- Skewen
- Community
- Coedffranc
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.66027, -3.84103
- Cadw reference
- 23070
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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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Facing the street running from the S side of the A4230 through the village.
History
The first Tabernacle was built in 1860 and is shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey in 1877. It was replaced by the present building erected on the same site in 1897.
Exterior
Classical-style chapel of roughcast with slate roof. The 3-bay front has rusticated dressings and pilasters with moulded capitals below a plain cornice to the pedimented gable. The outer bays have tall round-headed windows. The central bay has double panelled doors under a semi-circular overlight, and above it a 3-light window under a segmental head consisting of round-headed lights, of which the centre is wider. The pediment has an elliptical tablet recording the name and date of the chapel. Set back from the angles flanking walls are attached on both sides.
The L side wall is 5-window with tall round-headed windows. The R side wall is similar to the L. Behind is a narrow lean-to with round-headed windows similar to the sides.
Interior
The vestibule has coloured glass panels opposite the doorway, panelled doors to the main chapel and moulded newels and balusters to the gallery stairs. The main chapel has a panelled ceiling with moulded ribs and 3 ceiling roses. A 3-sided raked gallery is carried on thin cast iron columns with moulded capitals, and has a panelled front. Behind the pulpit is a plain baluster front with the organ behind. The organ is inserted into an earlier semi-circular arch, perhaps intended as an occasional stage for choirs, as can be seen at nearby Horeb Chapel. The pulpit is polygonal with a fretwork-panelled front and is flanked by steps with turned balusters and square newels.
Reason for designation
Listed for architectural interest as a well-designed late C19 chapel retaining original character and detail.
Nearby in the register
- Tabernacle Chapel HallReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Horeb ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Gorphwysfa ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Quaker's Viaduct (partly in Dyffryn Clydach community)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.