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Railings to Rhydfendigaid Calvinistic Methodist chapel

Ystrad Fflur, Ceredigion, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Pontrhydfendigaid, Ystrad Meurig, Ystrad Fflur, Ceredigion, designated on 20 July 2004.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Railings to Rhydfendigaid Calvinistic Methodist chapel, Ystrad Fflur, Ceredigion, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Date of designation
20 July 2004
Locality
Pontrhydfendigaid
Town
Ystrad Meurig
Community
Ystrad Fflur
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.28328, -3.86223
Cadw reference
82981

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1899 · 178 Llanilar (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Situated on W side of main street, in front of chapel.

Entrance gate piers and gate probably of 1859 and side railings with piers probably of 1907.

Entrance gates between two piers of squared stone with plinth, cap and pyramid top of white quartz. Pair of cast-iron gates with dogbars, spearhead rails and curved top-rail. Added walls and rails each side have rendered wall carrying lengths of iron rails with twisted dog-bars, spearhead main uprights and heart-scrolls under top rail. Rails are in sections betwen red brick piers with tops chamfered in to cast- terracotta caps with slightly rounded friezes, cornices and shallow pyramidal tops. Eight piers to right, five piers to left of centre gate, and at far left a pair of rock-faced stone piers with white quartz caps.

Included as good C19 to C20 ironwork, of group value with the chapel.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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