Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Domgay Chapel
Llandysilio, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 5 April 1993
- Locality
- Four Crosses
- Community
- Llandysilio
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.76040, -3.08358
- Cadw reference
- 8531
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
Dominant position on corner of A483 in Four Crosses.
History
Former congregational chapel first built 1823, rebuilt 1854 in simple Gothic style, disused since 1950's. Historically interesting as the only non-conformist place of worship in the parish. The great preacher, ReváThomasáRaffles of Great George Street Chapel in Liverpool (and cousin of Sir Stamford Raffles) officiated at the opening.
Exterior
Roughly squared and coursed rubble blocks with brick dressings; rendered west gable end. Slate roof with decorative diamond pattern bands, crested ridge, partial central ridge ventilator, finial, clay tiled coping with trefoil plate in apex. East, roadside, gable has pointed arch door with moulded brick surround and stone hood mould. Two single lancet windows with rectangular headed glazing, traceried lancet above door with circle in apex. West gable end with two single lancets and three-light lancet above.
Plain spear ended railings set on low brick plinth with stone coping. Arch-headed gate with a simple arched lamp bracket over.
Interior
Partially gutted. Good quality chamfered, arch-braced, king-post trusses (with trefoil cusped braces) set on false hammer beams with curved brackets.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Domgay House and Street House.
Nearby in the register
- Domgay HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Street HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Golden LionCommercialunder 1 mi
- Old Milk Factory (Ice Cremery) adjacent to Greenfield HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.