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
8442
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
19/11/1990  
Date of Amendment
19/11/1990  
Name of Property
Maengwyn Chapel (Welsh Presbyterian Church)  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Powys  
Community
Machynlleth  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
274700  
Northing
300783  
Street Side
 
Location
Detached nearer the western end of the street. Railed and walled forecourt.  

Description


Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary  
Period
 

History
Built in l867 by W H Spaull, architect of Oswestry  

Exterior
Gothic. Asymmetrical and idiosyncratic 3-bay front elevation, stepped down from left to right. Snecked rubble with freestone dressings; slate roofs. Saddle back roof low tower to left with trefoil punched roundel over 3-light window with continuous label. Cusped lancet below, the label of which extends to right and steps up to link with the label over the central wheel window; the label continues on to the division between the central gabled bay and the lower right hand bay beyond the stepped buttress. A string course at cill level also runs across the central and left hand bays, wraps around the buttress and steps down to form cill to cusped lancet at right; dentil stone cornice above and hipped cross roof. Central and end doorways with Caernarvon arch heads and foliage carving to tympani, the central one dated; the central boarded door is flanked by arches of equal width over narrow lancets. 2-light triangular headed Gothic windows to 5-bay side elevations with basement. Slate hanging at rear with trefoil punched circular window.  

Interior
Interior has panelled gallery front on plain iron columns; open roof trusses.  

Reason for designation
Included for group value with Nos 30-36 and for its prominent location in the main street.  

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