Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bwthyn Rhyd
Caerhun, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 13 October 1966
- Locality
- Rowen
- Community
- Caerhun
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.23001, -3.85956
- Cadw reference
- 3168
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 1883 "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Prominently sited on the S side of the main street at the approach to the village; behind a small rubble-walled forecourt with C19 decorative iron gate to N.
History
Formerly the Siloam Chapel. Probably built in 1819 as the Seion chapel, though rebuilt in 1841 and re-dedicated. Subsequently converted to a hall and used by the Women's Institute; presently a private house.
Exterior
Square building of rubble with hipped roof and half-hipped sides; plain, squat central stack. The E (entrance) front is symmetrical and has paired arched windows to the centre with small-pane sash glazing and radial heads; dressed sandstone voussoirs and projecting slate cills. Between them is an inset sandstone plaque inscribed 'Siloaem June 28th 1841: C'. Flanking outer entrances, arched as before and with radial fanlights; C19 6-panel door to R and similar to L, though here with (subsequently) glazed upper panels. 2 replaced 12-pane sash windows to first floor rear with further, similar window to ground floor centre. Flanking this are 2 modern French windows. The rear and W walls are rendered; all rear openings have plain modern stucco architraves. 3-bay modern veranda made up of re-used late C19 turned pine elements.
Interior
Plain, modernised interior.
Reason for designation
A mid C19 chapel with probable earlier origins retaining good external character in a prominent village location.
Nearby in the register
- Seion Welsh Presbyterian ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- FronfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llanerch-y-FelinDomesticunder 1 mi
- BodafonDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.