Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
22766
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
06/12/1999
Date of Amendment
28/10/2004
Name of Property
Schoolroom at Bethel Baptist Chapel
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Mynachlog-Ddu
Town
Clynderwen
Locality
Mynachlog Ddu
Easting
214525
Northing
230395
Street Side
Location
Situated immediately N of present chapel, on the E side of a minor road to Glandy Cross, some 250m S of the road junction at Mynachlog Ddu.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Former Baptist chapel of 1821 converted to schoolroom when new chapel was built in 1875-7. A long-wall chapel with raised centre window marking site of pulpit. There were presumably two doors, now covered over.
Exterior
Schoolroom, former chapel, roughcast rubble stone with slate roof and brick stack at left end. Raised plinth. Three windows to centre of facade, all horned sashes probably of earlier C20 replacing similar originals. Replaced concrete sills. taller centre window of 15 panes, flanked by two shorter sashes of 12 panes. Small plaque over centre 'Bethel Rebuilt 1821'. Right end wall has small gabled outbuilding with rear door. Rear wall has boarded door and 16-pane horned sash to schoolroom, small window to kitchen at right. larger kitchen window in N end gable.
Interior
Later C19 schoolroom interior with one main room and smaller room to N now kitchen.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with 1875 chapel as a good group illustrating the growth of the congregation through the C19.
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