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Earlswood Valley Methodist Chapel

A Grade II Listed Building in Shirenewton, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.649 / 51°38'56"N

Longitude: -2.7976 / 2°47'51"W

OS Eastings: 344910

OS Northings: 194770

OS Grid: ST449947

Mapcode National: GBR JG.770Q

Mapcode Global: VH7B3.GTC7

Plus Code: 9C3VJ6X2+JX

Entry Name: Earlswood Valley Methodist Chapel

Listing Date: 30 January 2001

Last Amended: 30 January 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 24568

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Also known as: Hope Bible Christian Chapel

ID on this website: 300024568

Location: About 4km west of Shirenewton on the northern fringe of Bica Common.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Chepstow

Community: Shirenewton (Drenewydd Gelli-farch)

Community: Shirenewton

Locality: Earlswood

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

There is said to be an inscription inside the chapel dating its construction to 1791, but see References below.

Exterior

The chapel is roughcast over stone rubble with painted stone dressings and a Welsh slate roof. It is a small rectangular two storey building with a tiny single storey wing. The entrance is in the gable end and has a plank door in an arched surround with keyed head and impost blocks. Arched window in plain surround to the gallery above; this has a 6 over 6 sash with intersecting head. Plain bargeboarded gable. There is a memorial inscription on red sandstone fixed to the left of the door, this is dated 1832. The side elevation has two arched openings with modern timber windows. The end elevation has two original arched sashes with 6 over 4 panes. The fourth elevation has a small projecting wing with a door and a 3 3 casement at the front and a modern window in the rear.

Interior

The interior is very plain with a panelled gallery front, pine benches and high seat. The chapel is lit by oil lamps. An inscription (not seen during resurvey) is said to record :-
This Chapel was built / in the year 1791 / I have witnessed these words in print / May its light shine forever. O. Collier

Reasons for Listing

Included as a good and little altered rural Methodist chapel dating probably from 1799.

External Links

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  • II Cil-voynog Farmhouse and attached barn
    On Bica Common about 1500m north of the village of Llanvair Discoed but approached from Shirenewton.
  • II Barn at Penhein
    About 200m north of Penhein.
  • II Milestone
    On the north side of the Usk Road (B4235).
  • II Penhein
    About 1100m north of the village of Llanvair Discoed approached up a private drive off the Shirenewton road.

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