Merthyr Tydfil town is a goldmine of fascinating sights for the passing photographer. There are many sculptures and other interesting landmarks, the Carnegie Library, old County Court, several Churches and Chapels, and of course the people of Merthyr itself!
When walking through the town centre, cast your head back high and take a look at some of the architectural detail high-up on the older buildings. Some of it is breathtaking.
On a walk from Merthyr town centre to the Pontmorlais area of town, we snapped some photos of the Hope and Market Square United Church.
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The Tabernacle Chapel in Aberystwyth was demolished swiftly today.
It’s hard to believe it’s now all gone.
It seems like yesterday we were in Mill Street yakking with locals about this Chapel.
Hat tip to Dan for sharing video imagery from today’s historic scene in Aberystwyth.
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We are putting Aberdare Town on the Map … with an Aberdare Town Map and Guide.
There are notes and markers on places of interest in Aberdare Town, including notable landmarks, buildings and public places.
We have photos of most of these public places including the Churches and Chapels of Aberdare, sculptures such as Caradog (see photo on left of this post) and Keir Hardie.
What have we missed and what should we add to an Aberdare Town Map… you decide today. Let us know.
In future we hope to make the map searchable and also give readers the option to choose a type of place, eg. display only markers for all the local pubs and clubs, or churches and chapels......
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Wedi ychwanegu lluniau i’r Galeri o Gapel Ebeneser, Penparcau, ger Aberystwyth.
Capel bach eithaf syml o ran bensaerniaeth yw Capel Ebeneser.
Ceir llun o du fewn Capel Ebeneser yma (fel rhan o luniau Flickr Lyn Dafis)
Adeiladwyd Capel Ebeneser ym 1848 ac fe’i ail-adeiladwyd ym 1938.
Yn o+l Gwefan Capel y Morfa, Aberystwyth (Capel Presbyteraidd)
Roedd gweithgarwch amlwg ym mhentref Penparcau mor gynnar ag 1812, pan oedd Ysgol Sul yn cael ei chynnal yng nghartref Richard Hugh. Yn 1848 codwyd capel yn gangen i’r Tabernacl, a’i alw’n Ebeneser. Wedi 90 mlynedd, ac yn wyneb twf y boblogaeth yn yr ardal, penderfynwyd codi capel newydd, ac agorwyd yr Ebeneser presennol ar 14 Mehefin......
In his book Chapels of the Cynon Valley (Gomer, Llandysul, 2004 Alan Vernon Jones presents an accountant-like view of the Chapels of this Valley.
He presents a ‘Chapel Balance Sheet’ thus :
Chapels of the Cynon Valley as at Autumn 2004 (the publication date of his book)
Active Chapels = 63 35%
Vacant Chapels = 11 6%
Converted Chapels = 50 28%
Demolished = 56 31%
Total chapels built = 180
So in summary, a third of Cynon Valley’s Chapels no longer exist after being demolished. The highest rate of demolition took placed during the period 1960-2000 when 45 Cynon Valley Chapels were demolished.
Then around another third have been converted (and those conversions have not always been sympathetic to the architectural integrity of the original chapel design).
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Photos are now in the Gallery of of Bethel (Wesleyan Methodist) Chapel, Mount Road, Cefn Rhigos, near Hirwaun.
Built in 1839 in the northernmost reaches of the Cynon Valley, in the quiet rural village of Rhigos.
There is seating for 120.
The design is plain and simple. Surely that is the hallmark of good design and a recipe for Chapel longevity ?
How many of the Chapels of Cynon Valley, and indeed, Wales, have closed due to the huge costs of maintaining complex building structure......
Photos and references on Aberdare Trinity Chapel are now available in the Gallery.
The Chapel is located at Weatherall Street, Aberdare, on the corner, opposite Aberdare Palladium.
The Chapel was built in 1867, making it just over one hundred and forty years......
Tabernacle Independent Chapel, Fishguard.
Hidden away in a side-street in Fishguard town, Pembrokeshire....
Photos of Aberdare Green Street Methodist Church taken recently....
Having passed this Church at the top of the Abercynon hill on so many occasions, it was good to stay awhile and take some photos.
Our timing was perfect as we bumped into the Reverend Joy Owen who kindly invited us to step inside Moriah Baptist Church and take a look around.
“Wow” was our reaction, what a splendid Church for worship.
Moriah Baptist Church is on Mountain Ash Road, Abercynon.
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A collection of photographs of the closed, bricked-up and boarded-up Ebenezer Welsh Baptist chapel, at Cefn Coed y Cymmer.
Cefn Coed y Cymmer is a small village at the crossroads of the A465 (Heads of the Valley) and A470 roads, about two miles north of Merthyr Tydfil town centre.
The most famous - and unmissable - landmark in Cefn Coed y Cymmer is the curved viaduct built in 1866 to carry the Brecon and Merthyr Railway line.
Ebenezer was built in 1838 and rebuilt in 1861 but when did this chapel close ?
Who owns the building and what are the plans for the future of the site ?
The photos reveal a chapel slowly de-constructing : becoming derelict, revealing constituent parts and architectural detail.
It seems to be held together precariously by the addition of some breeze blocks as...
Tabernacle (Presbyterian) chapel, St Davids, Pembrokeshire.
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Ebenezer (Welsh Congregational) chapel, St Davids, Pembrokeshire.
St Davids is the smallest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1600.
The City Council of St Davids website offers much useful information on the area.
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Zion (Seion) Baptist chapel, St Davids, Pembrokeshire.
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Bethesda (Welsh Calvinistic Methodists) chapel, Llanddewi Brefi.
GENUKI notes : This chapel was started 1740s; chapel built 1780, rebuilt 1826, enlarged 1848, rebuilt again 1873
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Very ornate metalwork on the doors of this Welsh Methodist church at Welshpool.
The use of white paint makes it stand out.
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Photos of the (now closed) Panteg (Independent) Chapel, Jordanston, Pembrokeshire. Built in 1865.
A simple design.
Note the lack of guttering for water run-off and the layer of material covering the slate roof. This layer looks like a skim of concrete. Perhaps it was done when the chapel was last renovated and the front and sides were rendered ?
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Photos of Zion Welsh Baptist chapel, Twyn-y-Rodyn, Merthyr.
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Capel Mail / St Mary’s chapel, Cardigan.
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Penrhiw Chapel formely of Dre-Fach Felindre now re-located to the St Fagan’s National History Museum in Cardiff.
It was re-opened at St Fagan’s in 1956. Click here for a photo of the opening ceremony on the Gathering the Jewels project.
According to the Museum : ” This Unitarian chapel was moved from Dre-Fach Felindre, Dyfed, and is typical of early Welsh nonconformist architecture. It is a simple, severe, structure reflecting the experience of the early congregations which often met in barns. An earlier structure was adapted for the purpose and opened in 1777, when the first lease was granted. It originally had a loft but no galler. In the early years of the nineteenth century the loft was removed and the present gallery built, to increase accommodation without...
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Tabernacle Congregational Church is situated in the Pembrokeshire town of Haverfordwest.
They have an interesting history detailed on the church website here http://www.tabernacle-haverfordwest.org.uk/
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Mydroilyn Chapel, Mydroilyn, Ceredigion. A few miles south of Llanarth.
The building adjacent to Mydroilyn Chapel is called ‘Y Felin’. Formerly a corn mill. When these photographs were taken this month, the freehold property was advertised for sale by Ceredigion auctioneers Fred Davies a’i Gwmni . The auctioneers’ website states that “bids over £300,000 invited”. We’ll have two please, Mr Davies.
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Bethany Welsh Baptist Chapel, London Road, Neath.
According to Capel, the Chapels Heritage Society newsletter : “The Baptist cause in Neath began as an offshoot of the church at Ilston, meeting in a local inn in Water Street. The church was officially incorporated in 1789. A chapel was built on a nearby site in Water Street in 1804 and enlarged in 1828. After the revival of 1859 the congregation had become too large for the old chapel. A site was purchased for £250, and the present chapel was built there in 1862 by J. C. Rees, at a cost of £2000, and was opened in July 1863.”
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Cerizim Chapel in Cippyn, Pembrokeshire. A few miles from St Dogmaels. Here is a map showing the location of Cerizim on Streetmap.
The stonework on this chapel is not very uniform. It is quite colourful, mainly Autumnal colours.
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