Full Report for Listed Buildings


Summary Description of a Listed Buildings


Reference Number
81962
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
22/10/2003  
Date of Amendment
22/10/2003  
Name of Property
Walls, railings and gates at Capel Salem (Capel y Cwm)  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Swansea  
Community
Bonymaen  
Town
Swansea  
Locality
Bonymaen  
Easting
267764  
Northing
195756  
Street Side
S  
Location
Situated approximately 120m E of the junction of Cwm Chapel Road and the B5444.  

Description


Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary  
Period
 

History
Entrance gates, walls and railings to Capel Salem, Calvinistic Methodist chapel of 1903-5, by W W Williams of Swansea, who died during the construction, the work being completed by W David of Swansea. Presumably of the same date as the chapel.  

Exterior
Chapel entrance gates, walls and railings. Two large gatepiers in rock-faced rubble stone with plinths and ashlar pyramidal Gothic caps with gablet on each face. Ornate double iron gates with scrollwork decoration. To each side is coursed sandstone retaining wall with ashlar chamfered coping carrying low railings to similar pattern to gates.    

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included as a good example of ironwork of c1900 and for group value with the chapel.  

Cadw : Full Report for Listed Buildings [ Records 1 of 1 ]





Export