One of a number of Welsh chapels I've visited over the last few years. They are always hit and miss for access, some are completely intact, some are gutted, and a lot exist somewhere between the two.
I popped into this one on the way home from Wales late last year on a day of awful frustrating terrible luck everywhere and found that all the pews and other wood fixtures had been dismantled and piled in the centre of the building, presumably work was imminently going to start on something. That sort of summed up the luck that day, it was a bad surprise for sure.
Glynogwr Calvinistic Methodist Chapel was first built in 1819, and then rebuilt and remodelled in 1849 when it took the name Capel Newydd. It was modified in 1904 with a new roof and the entrance changed from long wall to gable type. It is built of stone in the Simple Round-Headed style with large pane windows, and is now is a Grade II listed structure due to it being an early example of a country community chapel.
It closed some considerable time ago, presumably because of the decline in congregation and perhaps safety grounds, as it is located on an A-road by a blind corner with very limited access and no pavements. Around a decade ago, the original caretakers cottage next to it was demolished, and two new houses began to be built, however work stopped after the breezeblock skeletons of the houses went up and nothing else happened.
I didn't get any outside photos as I didn't fancy getting hit by a car.
I went back later that year and took a few more shots on my phone, back when I had an actually decent phone camera.
Thanks for looking
I popped into this one on the way home from Wales late last year on a day of awful frustrating terrible luck everywhere and found that all the pews and other wood fixtures had been dismantled and piled in the centre of the building, presumably work was imminently going to start on something. That sort of summed up the luck that day, it was a bad surprise for sure.
Glynogwr Calvinistic Methodist Chapel was first built in 1819, and then rebuilt and remodelled in 1849 when it took the name Capel Newydd. It was modified in 1904 with a new roof and the entrance changed from long wall to gable type. It is built of stone in the Simple Round-Headed style with large pane windows, and is now is a Grade II listed structure due to it being an early example of a country community chapel.
It closed some considerable time ago, presumably because of the decline in congregation and perhaps safety grounds, as it is located on an A-road by a blind corner with very limited access and no pavements. Around a decade ago, the original caretakers cottage next to it was demolished, and two new houses began to be built, however work stopped after the breezeblock skeletons of the houses went up and nothing else happened.
I didn't get any outside photos as I didn't fancy getting hit by a car.
I went back later that year and took a few more shots on my phone, back when I had an actually decent phone camera.
Thanks for looking
