A Grade II Listed Non-Conformist Chapel with a remarkable ornate inter-war plaster ceiling and pulpit reredos, with a sense of family mission to the community, true to its roots.
Trecynon, Mid Glamorgan
Enjoying a prominent location on the main thoroughfare through the Trecynon village, the relatively typical plain valleys chapel exterior belies its interior features. Built in 1862 and rebuilt some 30 years later, an elaborate ornate fibrous plaster ceiling was installed in the 1930s.
The intricately carved pulpit and the plasterwork floor to ceiling reredos behind it is an impressive reminder of the passion behind Welsh non-conformity, containing the bold gold lettering in Welsh - 'Holiness Befits Your House, O Lord, for Ever'. As a result of these features, the chapel attracted a Grade II listing from the Welsh Heritage body (now Cadw) in the 1980s.
The deterioration of the ceiling in recent years prompted a re-roofing project in 2012, and plans for ceiling restoration and structural securing in 2017. With the substantial help of a National Churches Trust grant in 2023, work began shortly afterwards. The active congregation has a sense of calling to serve the local community and families in particular.
Trecynon, Glamorgan
A delightful church, something of a surprise nestled on a side street in a quiet suburb of a south Wales valleys town, it was built in 1854 in the Gothic style and tells the story of this area, the coal boom on the 19th century which brought workers from all over Wales and a community spirit that is as strong as ever.
Aberdare, Glamorgan
A church of contrasts with white washed walls in the nave, beautifully painted floral ceilings in Arts & Crafts style fill the side chapels and 16 stained glass windows.
Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan
Some buildings seem to be ageless, one is the church of St Tydfil.
