Chapel & Church on Aberdare Blog

Chapel used for BBC Coal House Concert

There is a set of photos in the Gallery of Park Street Chapel (or Park Street Methodist Church) Blaenafon, as used by the BBC for the Hunger March Concert as part of the Coal House series.

Tabernacle Independent Chapel, Fishguard

Tabernacle Independent Chapel, Fishguard.

Hidden away in a side-street in Fishguard town, Pembrokeshire.

St Mary’s Church, Fishguard

St Mary’s Church, Fishguard : According to scholars from the University of Lampeter in their Imaging the Bible Project website, “St Mary’s Parish Church, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, was built in 1855–57 on the site of a medieval chapel, to the designs of an amateur architect, Thomas Clark of Trowbridge. The church is in an idiosyncratic Romanesque style, but contains several features of interest, including important work by John Petts (1986 and 1989) and Celtic Studios (1953, 1969 and 1970).” – Reference http://www.imagingthebible.org/wales/research/fieldwork/fishguard.html

Note – the Imaging the Bible website (see link above) has some examples of the interior of this Church including stained glass designs by John Petts

Hermon Capel y Bedyddwyr, Abergwaun – Hermon Welsh Baptist Church, Fishguard

According to Ceridwen at the Geograph project website : “An impressive chapel in the High Street with a strikingly original facade, built in 1832 (the other date 1776 presumably represents an earlier foundation). The subtle dark and light green colour scheme enhances the classical simplicity of the architecture.”

Bethel English Baptist Church, Fishguard

The Bethel English Baptist Church, is situated in West Street in the harbour village of Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.

It was built in 1908.

According to Bethel Baptist Church’s website : “We are a small congregation of about 35 members, dedicated to the preaching of the gospel and the furtherance of God’s kingdom here on earth.

Bethel is a small church with a “Big” welcome. Visitors and visiting preachers alike frequently comment on the warmth of the welcome they receive.

Although we do not currently have a minister, we are blessed by the messages we receive each week from visiting speakers that attend on a regular basis and who have become firm friends.”

Presbyterian Church of Wales, London Road, Neath

Orchard Place English Baptist Church, Neath.

St Carannog Church, Llangrannog

Aberdare Green Street Methodist Church

Photos of Aberdare Green Street Methodist Church taken recently.

Moriah Baptist Church, Abercynon

Having passed this Church at the top of the Abercynon hill on so many occasions, it was good to stay awhile and take some photos.

Our timing was perfect as we bumped into the Reverend Joy Owen who kindly invited us to step inside Moriah Baptist Church, Abercynon and take a look around.

“Wow” was our reaction, what a splendid Church for worship.

Moriah Baptist Church is on Mountain Ash Road, Abercynon.

Many thanks to the Reverend Owen for the welcome.

Don’t forget to visit the gallery for hundreds of other Church and Chapel photos.

Ebenezer chapel, Cefn Coed y Cymmer, Merthyr Tydfil

A collection of photographs of the closed, bricked-up and boarded-up Ebenezer Welsh Baptist chapel, at Cefn Coed y Cymmer.

Cefn Coed y Cymmer is a small village at the crossroads of the A465 (Heads of the Valley) and A470 roads, about two miles north of Merthyr Tydfil town centre.

The most famous – and unmissable – landmark in Cefn Coed y Cymmer is the curved viaduct built in 1866 to carry the Brecon and Merthyr Railway line.

Ebenezer was built in 1838 and rebuilt in 1861 but when did this chapel close ?

Who owns the building and what are the plans for the future of the site ?

The photos reveal a chapel slowly de-constructing : becoming derelict, revealing constituent parts and architectural detail.

It seems to be held together precariously by the addition of some breeze blocks as support.