Full Report for Listed Buildings


The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.

Summary Description


Reference Number
12978
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
14/07/1993  
Date of Amendment
14/07/1993  
Name of Property
Llangloffan Baptist Chapel  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire  
Community
Pencaer  
Town
 
Locality
Llangloffan, Granston/Treopert  
Easting
190569  
Northing
232349  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated in centre of hamlet, on E side of triangular green.  

Description


Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary  
Period
 

History
 

Exterior
1862-3 Baptist Church, rendered unpainted rubble stone with slate low-pitched eaves roof. Large, with W end facade of bracketed open pedimental eaves over rusticated outer piers dated 1749 and 1791. Broad shallow arch across main facade of tall arched outer windows, arched centre door and triplet of small arched windows above. Outer windows have centre timber mullion, Y-tracery heads and small-pane glazing, double-doors have Y-tracery fanlight with cusping. Above centre window is exceptionally well-lettered oval of raised capitals 'Llangloffan Baptist Chapel 1862'. Side walls have 3 long arched windows, and rubble-stone rear has two similar windows. Front court has rubble stone front wall, iron gate and overthrow dated 1930.  

Interior
3-sided gallery on 4 x 3 stubby timber columns, the bases raised to level of pew backs. Long panels to gallery front. Simple pulpit of 4 column posts and rail, stairs up each side. C20 organ.  

Reason for designation
Chapel has some similarities to Baptist Church at Mount Pleasant, Solva 1863, built by W Harris and J Richards, masons.  

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