Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Maengwyn Chapel (Welsh Presbyterian Church)
Machynlleth, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 19 November 1990
- Community
- Machynlleth
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.59036, -3.85108
- Cadw reference
- 8442
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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
Detached nearer the western end of the street. Railed and walled forecourt.
History
Built in l867 by W H Spaull, architect of Oswestry
Exterior
Gothic. Asymmetrical and idiosyncratic 3-bay front elevation, stepped down from left to right. Snecked rubble with freestone dressings; slate roofs. Saddle back roof low tower to left with trefoil punched roundel over 3-light window with continuous label. Cusped lancet below, the label of which extends to right and steps up to link with the label over the central wheel window; the label continues on to the division between the central gabled bay and the lower right hand bay beyond the stepped buttress. A string course at cill level also runs across the central and left hand bays, wraps around the buttress and steps down to form cill to cusped lancet at right; dentil stone cornice above and hipped cross roof. Central and end doorways with Caernarvon arch heads and foliage carving to tympani, the central one dated; the central boarded door is flanked by arches of equal width over narrow lancets.
2-light triangular headed Gothic windows to 5-bay side elevations with basement. Slate hanging at rear with trefoil punched circular window.
Interior
Interior has panelled gallery front on plain iron columns; open roof trusses.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Nos 30-36 and for its prominent location in the main street.
Nearby in the register
- 36 Heol MaengwynDomesticunder 1 mi
- 34 Heol MaengwynCommercialunder 1 mi
- 32 Heol MaengwynCommercialunder 1 mi
- 44 Heol MaengwynCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.