Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Capel y Dyffryn
Llandyrnog, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 19 July 1966
- Locality
- Waen
- Community
- Llandyrnog
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.18215, -3.33702
- Cadw reference
- 750
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
¾ km north of Llandyrnog village, west of the crossroads, at south side of road. Low wall and railings at front; former manse and school/vestry at west.
History
Capel-y-dyffryn was built in 1836 for the Calvinistic Methodists as successor to a chapel built at Cefn Bithel in 1777.
Exterior
A chapel of long-side-entry type, but nearly square plan, set back from the road behind a front yard. It is roughcast rendered and slate roofed. Tile ridge (and a verge of tiles at the right side). The front elevation is symmetrical with 2 plaques centrally, flanked by round-headed windows and doors. The windows are tall, of sash type below transom, with 30 panes; interlaced glazing bars above the transoms and above the door lintels. Eight-panel double doors.
The top plaque is original and identifies the chapel and gives its date; the lower is a C20 monument to Robert Lloyd of Plas Ashpool, d1792, a leader of early Methodism locally.
Interior
The chapel is entered by symmetrical doors in the north wall and by internal timber porches which flank the set fawr and pulpit.
The seating is plain and unornamented, octagonally planned and strongly raked. Three forward facing pews at the front have a central division. At the 2 rear corners there are three additional higher pews to maximise the seating. The panelling of the entrance porches is also plain and unornamented.
The set fawr is the only gated pew. Pulpit at centre with simply decorated panelled front, rounded and reeded corners and moulded cornice. Short balustrade each side with short flights of steps. Decorative plasterwork at rear of pulpit with reeded architrave and panels recalling the detail of the exterior doors.
Reason for designation
A good late example of a chapel with long-wall access which has retained its character and has a good well-preserved plain interior
Nearby in the register
- Ty Capel y DyffrynDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lychgate of St TyrnogReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St TyrnogReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Nos 4 and 5 Church Square, LlandyrnogDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.