Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
3155
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/05/1951
Date of Amendment
03/11/1995
Name of Property
Horeb Capel
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Penmaenmawr
Town
Penmaenmawr
Locality
Dwygyfylchi
Easting
273137
Northing
376883
Street Side
S
Location
Located in the centre of Dwygyfylchi, some 2km E of Penmaenmawr; on the street line
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Welsh Independent chapel, formerly dated 1813; substantially altered late C19.
Exterior
Rectangular, single-storey rubble-built chapel, roughcast with hipped slate roof. 3 large sash windows to each long side with marginal glazing and plain stucco architraves; stucco quoins. To the W a recessed entrance bay with hipped roof and stucco quoins and architraves as before; entrance facing N with 6-panel door. To the rear of this porch block, extruded between it and the chapel proper, a small boiler house addition with plain chimney. Decorative spear-headed iron gate in front of the entrance with rubble wall returned to the S along the side of the chapel.
Interior
All fittings are late C19. Grained pitch-pine box pews in inclined arrangement; pine panelled pulpit and balustrade. Large elaborate foliate plasterwork roundel to ribbed and boarded ceiling.
Reason for designation
Included for its historic interest as a C19 chapel in a prominent roadside location within the village.
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