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Reference Number
26849
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
06/08/2002
Date of Amendment
06/08/2002
Name of Property
Gates and railings at Capel Moriah
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Swansea
Community
Llwchwr
Town
Swansea
Locality
Llwchwr
Easting
257705
Northing
198101
Street Side
N
Location
Situated on the N side of Glebe Road in front of Capel Moriah and the schoolroom.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Gates and railings to Moriah chapel and schoolroom, 1898, probably by William Griffiths of Llanelli, but incorporating 2 earlier gatepiers to the earlier chapel, now schoolroom.
Exterior
Gates, piers and railings. Rockfaced-brown stone low walls with sandstone ashlar copings and spearhead iron railings with horseshoe motif under top rail between each pair of rails. Rails in front of the chapel curve in to 2 stone gatepiers with sandstone pyramid caps and have 2 similar piers each end. The rails are continued in similar style a short length to right and in front of schoolroom to left, out to simple outer piers. In front of schoolroom are incorporated 2 earlier tooled stone piers with simpler caps. Chapel and schoolroom gates are similar, with spear-head dog-bars, horseshoes under top-rail, no top spearheads but scrolls ramped up to meeting stiles.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the chapel and schoolroom.
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