Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Piers and railings to Bethania Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
Glynneath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 29 March 2000
- Locality
- Glynneath
- Town
- Neath
- Community
- Glynneath
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.74630, -3.62124
- Cadw reference
- 23091
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in the centre of Glynneath, on the S side of High Street set back in forecourt with iron rails on low stone walls with 4 stone piers.
History
Forecourt walls and railings to Calvinistic Methodist chapel of 1905.
Exterior
Forecourt walls and railings, in 2 lengths each side of centre gates. Rock-faced rubble stone low walls with red sandstone ashlar coping and low iron rails, with some wrought iron scroll-work panels between plain sections. Four squared rock-faced stone piers with red stone pyramid caps, the inner pair with cast-iron lamp-holders and paired gates. Gates have lower dog-bars and upper scroll-work.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the contemporary chapel.
Nearby in the register
- Bethania Calvinistic Methodist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Bethany English Presbyterian ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Walls and railings to Bethany English Presbyterian ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Pontwalby Railway Viaduct (partly in Glynneath community)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.