Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Horeb Capel
Penmaenmawr, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 30 May 1951
- Locality
- Dwygyfylchi
- Town
- Penmaenmawr
- Community
- Penmaenmawr
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.27371, -3.90392
- Cadw reference
- 3155
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Located in the centre of Dwygyfylchi, some 2km E of Penmaenmawr; on the street line
History
Welsh Independent chapel, formerly dated 1813; substantially altered late C19.
Exterior
Rectangular, single-storey rubble-built chapel, roughcast with hipped slate roof. 3 large sash windows to each long side with marginal glazing and plain stucco architraves; stucco quoins. To the W a recessed entrance bay with hipped roof and stucco quoins and architraves as before; entrance facing N with 6-panel door. To the rear of this porch block, extruded between it and the chapel proper, a small boiler house addition with plain chimney. Decorative spear-headed iron gate in front of the entrance with rubble wall returned to the S along the side of the chapel.
Interior
All fittings are late C19. Grained pitch-pine box pews in inclined arrangement; pine panelled pulpit and balustrade. Large elaborate foliate plasterwork roundel to ribbed and boarded ceiling.
Reason for designation
Included for its historic interest as a C19 chapel in a prominent roadside location within the village.
Nearby in the register
- Roman Catholic Church of the Lady of the RosaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Attached former Minister's HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St SeiriolReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Gladstone MonumentCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.