Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Railings at Seion Fforest Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
Blaenhonddan, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Aberdulais, Neath, Blaenhonddan, 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
- Aberdulais
- Town
- Neath
- Community
- Blaenhonddan
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.68216, -3.77519
- Cadw reference
- 23089
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 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
Chapel facing S on the N side of the valley of the Afon Nedd, some 50m N of the junction of Forest Hill and the A465. Railings on roadside and to S of chapel.
History
Late C19 or early C20 iron railings in front of chapel of 1860. Posts marked E.T. Raybould & Son, Workington, older rails on rubble stone wall on roadside.
Exterior
Along roadside shorter length of low iron railings on rockfaced stone walls. Two brick cross-gabled entrance piers with iron posts and plain gates. Along chapel front terrace are taller railings with alternate trilobe finials, the railings in sections bolted between 13 Corinthian column posts with urn finials.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Capel Seion Fforest.
Nearby in the register
- Seion Fforest Calvinistic Methodist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Pont GamTransportunder 1 mi
- Tinplate works at Aberdulais FallsTinplate Worksunder 1 mi
- Former Stables at Aberdulais Falls Tinplate WorksIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.