Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
1144
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/12/1989
Date of Amendment
22/12/1989
Name of Property
Ectarc (Former Bedyddwyr Chapel)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Llangollen
Town
Locality
Easting
321477
Northing
342042
Street Side
Location
Detached and set back from the street line.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Dated 1860.
Exterior
Classical 2-storey, 3-bay gable front; red brick with golden freestone dressings including plinth and cill band. The front is composed of 3 giant round arches with Doric pilasters, nook shafts and roll mouldings; pediment treatment to the gable with aedicule bases. Moulded attic roundel and rectangular plaque to top. Modern small pane fixed glazed windows with marginal glazing bars. The main entrance has chamfered outer arch and small pane fanlight; now with modern glazed doors and projecting semicircular hood; broad semicircular steps. Roughcast 4-window left hand side with small pane sash windows, 3 on the ground floor have been blocked and those on the 1st floor have labels with stops Modernised chapel house at rear left. Similar right side.
Interior
Extensively altered internally in creation of a conference and exhibition centre. The 1st floor is at gallery level and retains original detail. Segmental arched ceiling with 3 large coloured ceiling roses, the central one includes metal ventilators. Deep cornice with petal ornament swept up around the 2 tall openings either side of the former pulpit; also over outer windows on front hall.
Reason for designation
Group value with neighbouring listed items in Castle Street.
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