Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
14238
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/03/1994
Date of Amendment
02/03/1994
Name of Property
Capel Iwan (including front railings and gates)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Cenarth
Town
Locality
Capel Iwan
Easting
228967
Northing
236279
Street Side
Location
Situated in the centre of Capel Iwan village.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Exterior
1846 Independent chapel, coursed grey stone with cut stone voussoirs, bracketed eaves and hipped slate roof. Lateral facade with plinth and two large arched centre windows, two arched doors with C20 fanlights and two arched outer gallery lights. Windows all have late C19 2-light and roundel tracery and concrete sills. Doors are C20 ledged. Between centre windows is plaque 'Capel Iwan Adeiladwyd 1723, Ailadeiladwyd 1795, 1846, Atgyweiriwyd 1883, 1955'.
One window each floor to each end wall, and rear late C19 or early C20 roughcast vestry addition with N end brick stack.
Front courtyard enclosed by late C19 low iron rails on rubble wall. Main S gates with yellow brick piers and scrolled ironwork. Plainer E side gates.
Interior
Apparently of 1883 with flat panelled ceiling, three-sided gallery on five iron columns, the gallery angles curved and the gallery-front of pitch-pine with continuous band of pierced cast-iron scrollwork. Pulpit with 3-arch front and steps each side, pitch-pine pews.
Reason for designation
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