Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Seion Congregational Church
Llanllyfni, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Talysarn, Caernarfon, Llanllyfni, Gwynedd, designated on 21 July 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 21 July 2000
- Locality
- Talysarn
- Town
- Caernarfon
- Community
- Llanllyfni
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.05485, -4.25295
- Cadw reference
- 23707
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 118 Nevin (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in an elevated position amidst terraced housing approximately half way up Cavour Street; in front of the chapel is a small forecourt behind an irregularly coursed rubblestone wall, topped by C19 iron railings and central gates with finials.
History
Congregational chapel built in 1862, rebuilt in 1886.
Exterior
Rendered rubblestone with stucco dressings; slate roof. Classical style. Front of 1:1:1 bays on rusticated plinth has Doric pilasters to angles and flanking to centre (all fluted to top section only) supporting full entablature and pedimented gable, which has pedimented datestone to apex. Tall 14-paned round-headed windows to outer bays with Corinthian capitals below moulded architraves with keystones. Central bay has round-headed entrance with a pair of panelled doors to recess. Above is a string course and a 16-paned segmental-headed window; both the entrance and the window have the same Corinthian capitals and moulded architraves as the tall windows to the outer bays. Return walls in 4 bays, both with tall round-headed windows as on front but without the architectural enrichment.
Interior
Internal lobby has staircase with turned balusters to gallery. Main hall as completed in 1886, with all fittings and furnishings in pitch pine, has box pews throughout with set fawr to far end. This has organ occupying the full size of a moulded round-headed arch supported by tapering plain pilasters. In front of the organ is the pulpit flanked by straight-flight staircases leading to railed enclosure below, the staircases, pulpit sides and enclosure all with turned balusters. Gallery around 3 sides on cast-iron columns has raked seating and panelled front; C19 clock to entrance end. Flat boarded ceiling has applied timber ribbing as decoration with 2 richly moulded plaster roses; plaster coving has Art Nouveau floral motif to lower section with stamped decoration above.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of a Congregational chapel occupying a striking townscape location and retaining a fine C19 interior.
Nearby in the register
- Capel Mawr, Sunday School and railed steps to chapel forecourtReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Weirglodd-newyddDomesticunder 1 mi
- BrynarvonDomesticunder 1 mi
- Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement West of VotglasEnclosed hut circle settlementunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.