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
13722
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/05/1975
Date of Amendment
30/04/1999
Name of Property
Tabernacle Chapel including attached Hall and forecourt railings
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Castle
Town
Locality
Easting
318416
Northing
176164
Street Side
W
Location
To L of David Morgan department store.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Original chapel of 1821 was enlarged in 1840s. Present building dated 1865 on facade; probably rebuilt 1862 and reconstructed and extended 1865 (see J B Hilling). Architect for 1865 work; J Hartland and Son of Cardiff, cost £3000. The 4 upper windows are asymmetrically placed seen from interior of chapel, and N stair tower projects beyond body of chapel, indicating present appearance a result of remodelling rather than new build. Small graveyard to rear.
Exterior
Chapel. Painted stucco. Classicising front of 2 storeys. Crowning entablature and parapet with inscription "Tabernacle", "Built 1821", "Rebuilt 1865". Group of 4 round-headed windows to recessed centre of upper part; balustrade between projecting end stair towers with windows enclosed in pedimented architraves. On ground floor, 4 round-headed doorways to centre; to ends blind round-headed windows enclosed by channelled rustication.
To R, set back, lower 2-storey vestry/schoolroom block in similar style and materials. Hipped slate roof behind parapet. Three round-headed windows with keystones to top floor; on ground floor, central with round-headed doorway and rusticated pilasters; window to each side.
Forecourt defined by iron railings with gates to centre (gatepiers with acorn finials) and both ends.
Interior
Shallow lobby with wood and glass screen to inner lobby in body of chapel, with similar screen. Lobby has doorways to stair towers. Body of chapel has flat coffered ceiling with large fretted metal rose. Gallery to all 4 sides with fretted metal balustrade, on iron columns with floral capitals. Broad arch to rear organ recess, below which is wooden pulpit, and set fawr enclosure with wrought iron balustrade. Wooden pews. Early C20 stained glass to side windows (Virtues), and 2 of front windows, (Baptism of Christ and Last Supper).
Reason for designation
Graded II* as ambitious chapel in Italianate style, with particularly fine interior, by one of best of mid C19 chapel architects in Cardiff. Group value with neighbouring listed buildings in The Hayes.
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