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Caerau Independent Chapel

A Grade II Listed Building in Pencaer (Pen-caer), Pembrokeshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.998 / 51°59'52"N

Longitude: -5.0327 / 5°1'57"W

OS Eastings: 191906

OS Northings: 237630

OS Grid: SM919376

Mapcode National: GBR CH.J8BD

Mapcode Global: VH1QL.Q18N

Plus Code: 9C3PXXX8+6W

Entry Name: Caerau Independent Chapel

Listing Date: 14 July 1993

Last Amended: 14 July 1993

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 12988

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Also known as: Caerau Independent Chapel

ID on this website: 300012988

Location: Situated in isolated hamlet some 3.5 km NE of St Nicholas.

County: Pembrokeshire

Town: St Nicholas/Tremarchog

Community: Pencaer (Pen-caer)

Community: Pencaer

Locality: Rhosycaerau

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

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Exterior

1826 Independent chapel with rendered end facade and broad grouted slate half-hipped roof. Facade has two 16-pane upper windows, two doors below with overlights, C20 doors. Between is attached pedimented slate plaque to WilliamáJones (d 1833) to rear of iron railed enclosure. Centre blank roundel and plaque: 'Y Ty Hwn 1724, 1770, 1804 rebuilt 1826'. Two-window two-storey sides of 12-pane sashes, two long arched rear windows. Rubble stone rear and N side walls.

Interior

Three-sided gallery on 3 x 4 iron columns with raised bases. Plain panelled gallery front. Later pulpit with curving stairs each side. Box pews.

Reasons for Listing

A good surviving chapel of late Georgian date.

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