Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Chapel
Town, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 22 August 1975
- Community
- Town
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.74767, -3.37715
- Cadw reference
- 87479
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On corner site, attached to No 20 New Castle Street.
History
Mid C19.
Exterior
Stone with some render to R return gable; plinth. Elevation facing New Castle Street of 3 bays. Central gabled bay has 2 small round-headed windows over round-headed doorway with keystone and moulded surround; panelled doors with fanlight. Outer bays with taller round-headed window. Right gable end has three tall round-headed windows, that to L has lower drop than others. Rear return has round-headed window at upper level above window with rectangular head.
Reason for designation
A mid C19 chapel retaining its overall character. Part of a group of listed buildings in New Castle Street.
Nearby in the register
- 20 New Castle StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 19 New Castle StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 18 New Castle StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 17 New Castle StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.