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Horeb Capel

A Grade II Listed Building in Dwygyfylchi, Conwy

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2737 / 53°16'25"N

Longitude: -3.9039 / 3°54'14"W

OS Eastings: 273137

OS Northings: 376883

OS Grid: SH731768

Mapcode National: GBR 1Z5L.M5

Mapcode Global: WH53Z.0Z85

Plus Code: 9C5R73FW+FC

Entry Name: Horeb Capel

Listing Date: 30 May 1951

Last Amended: 3 November 1995

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 3155

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Also known as: Horeb Capel

ID on this website: 300003155

Location: Located in the centre of Dwygyfylchi, some 2km E of Penmaenmawr; on the street line

County: Conwy

Town: Penmaenmawr

Community: Penmaenmawr

Community: Penmaenmawr

Locality: Dwygyfylchi

Built-Up Area: Dwygyfylchi

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

Welsh Independent chapel, formerly dated 1813; substantially altered late C19.

Exterior

Rectangular, single-storey rubble-built chapel, roughcast with hipped slate roof. 3 large sash windows to each long side with marginal glazing and plain stucco architraves; stucco quoins. To the W a recessed entrance bay with hipped roof and stucco quoins and architraves as before; entrance facing N with 6-panel door. To the rear of this porch block, extruded between it and the chapel proper, a small boiler house addition with plain chimney. Decorative spear-headed iron gate in front of the entrance with rubble wall returned to the S along the side of the chapel.

Interior

All fittings are late C19. Grained pitch-pine box pews in inclined arrangement; pine panelled pulpit and balustrade. Large elaborate foliate plasterwork roundel to ribbed and boarded ceiling.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its historic interest as a C19 chapel in a prominent roadside location within the village.

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