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
13676
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/05/1975
Date of Amendment
30/04/1999
Name of Property
Former Welsh Presbyterian Chapel
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Castle
Town
Locality
Easting
318718
Northing
176371
Street Side
W
Location
Near corner with Bridge Street.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
1877; designed by Henry C Harris as Welsh Calvinistic Methodist chapel. Early French Gothic style showing influence of Burges. Converted to use as architects' offices by Wigley Fox Partnership, early 1980s.
Exterior
Former chapel over lower hall. Early French Gothic style. T-shaped plan with vestibules and staircases in angles between arms of "T". Dark rock-faced stone with pale ashlar dressings. Each wing of "T" gabled wing to street flanked by angle buttresses of dark faceted stone with ashlar dressings which in upper stages rise to form octagonal buttresses with pinnacles. In apex of gable, plain triple opening; below; 2 large windows of 3-lights with hexafoils over; group of 4 windows below this. Lateral lights of steps lead up to entrances to vestibules and staircase towers which have rounded ends with stepped small lancet windows to street with continuous glazed panel, transomed and mullioned above and peaked slate roof. Side windows (not meant to be easily visible) have red brick dressings.
Interior
Interior converted to use as architects' offices. Red brick walls and cream and black diaper work; timber roofs.
Reason for designation
As one of the best Welsh language chapels built in the Gothic style.
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