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
21000
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
17/12/1998
Date of Amendment
17/12/1998
Name of Property
English Baptist Church Sunday School
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Caerphilly
Community
Abercarn
Town
Locality
Abercarn
Easting
321736
Northing
194148
Street Side
E
Location
At right angles to the English Baptist Church, side-on to the main thoroughfare.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
English Baptist Church Abercarn had a strong Sunday School tradition in later C19, and in 1902 had 500 scholars. Crowded existing accommodation led to building of separate hall for 600 scholars, in 14 classrooms, cental hall and kitchens, with one large room for infants. Designed by R Roberts, architect of Cwmcarn, and constructed from materials made available by demolition of old Market Hall to make way for Urban District Council Offices; Baptist services had first been held in the old Market Hall. Schoolroom converted into temporary institute during Colliers Strike of 1912.
Exterior
Of snecked rockfaced stone and yellow brick, formerly Welsh slate now corrugated roof, with 2 ventilators. 2 storeys, side elevation of 5 bays with centre left datestone, round headed windows over 2 storeys, some retaining arched heads, and incorporating single-pane opening lights; dedication stones at base. Entrance elevation to side facing chapel has wide and deep round-arched doorway with keystone, recessed double doors with overlight, flanked by 2 round-headed similar staircase windows; above a decorative band is a central gallery window of paired lights with roundel over, flanked by two full height pilaster buttresses with decorative finials; further dedication stones.
Interior
Ground floor retains the central hall and the schoolrooms with moveable panelled partitions; moulded boarded gallery front, now with inserted ceiling but formerly open; 4-panelled doors. Gallery has lost plaster from walls and 3-sided ceiling but retains laths, trusses and ventilators.
Reason for designation
Listed as an integral part of the building complex and for group value with the English Baptist Church.
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