Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Presbyterian Church
Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 26 April 1977
- Town
- Tenby
- Community
- Tenby
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.67036, -4.69915
- Cadw reference
- 6187
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
On the NE side of Lower Frog Street approximately 40m from the junction with the Paragon.
History
Former chapel of 1821-2 remodelled or rebuilt in 1837, and altered in 1894, to designs by E Glover Thomas of Tenby. Opened in 1822 as Tabernacle Congregational chapel, but sold to the Calvinistic Methodists in 1869 when the former congregation had moved to South Parade. The front is said to have been raised in 1886. In 1892 a schoolroom was added, and in 1894, the interior of the church was renovated with new windows and a new roof. Closed in late C20 and re-used as a childrens' indoor activity centre.
Exterior
Former chapel in terraced row, painted stuccoed front street with pedimented gable and 3 small pinnacles all in lead-clad stone. Raised channelled angle pilasters, plinth and moulded thin surrounds to 2 large pointed windows with 6-pane glazing and Tudor-arched centre doorway. Double panelled doors up 2 steps. Tiny louvred Tudor-arched opening in pediment. Right side wall is slate-hung and left side is rubble stone. Arched windows with Y-tracey. Rear has 2 similar windows and small ashlar rose above.
Interior
Plastered walls, late C19 timber roof. Roof has trusses on corbels with decorative arched braces and is ceiled at high collar. Three arched windows on the S side and 2 on end-wall under rose, all have patterned coloured glass. Gallery at entrance end originally with organ, altered with C20 steps up. Gothic openwork front in timber.
Reason for designation
Included as a chapel with front of formal acrchitectural design, prominent in the townscape.
Nearby in the register
- Garden railings to York HouseGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- No 2 St David's CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- No 1 St David's CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Railings to Frogmore TerraceGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.