Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Llangollen Methodist Church
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 27 November 2002
- Locality
- Llangollen
- Community
- Llangollen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.97026, -3.17368
- Cadw reference
- 80694
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
Prominently sited between Princess Street and Victoria Promenade, visible from much of the N side of the River Dee.
History
Built in 1903 by W & J Morley and Son, a special firm of chapel builders from Bradford. This is their only known chapel in Wales.
Exterior
Nonconformist church. Yellow brown stone, tiled roofs.
Geometrical Decorated Gothic style with transepts, polygonal apse and stone spire. Entrance front has large 4-light window above 4 small Gothic windows, to L, porch with door facing road, and small window to front. To R, tower with stone spire, buttresses run up to form turrets; window with quatrefoil at upper stage, paired lancets below, and Gothic doorway. Two 2-light Geometrical windows to sides, and transepts with 3-light windows. Lower rear block with polygonal apse, geometrical window, and lancets to facets. Vestry to each side.
Reason for designation
Listed as a late but well-preserved Gothic Revival chapel with definite character and strong townscape importance.
Nearby in the register
- Galnrafon Evangelical ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Railway Overbridge ,including ramped paths & revetments to W. of Llangollen StationTransportunder 1 mi
- 'Up' Platform Building to W Llangollen Railway StationNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Down Platform Building to W of Llangollen Station Building Railway StationNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.