Capel Ainon, Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8536 / 52°51'12"N

Longitude: -3.6796 / 3°40'46"W

OS Eastings: 286996

OS Northings: 329774

OS Grid: SH869297

Mapcode National: GBR 69.S6N6

Mapcode Global: WH67B.GJ0R

Plus Code: 9C4RV83C+C5

Entry Name: Capel Ainon

Listing Date: 20 October 1966

Last Amended: 31 January 2001

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4679

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Also known as: Capel Ainon

ID on this website: 300004679

Location: Located approximately 1km SW of Llanuwchllyn village, set back slightly from the road within its own low-walled graveyard.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Bala

Community: Llanuwchllyn

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Building Chapel

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History

Baptist chapel dated 1840.

Exterior

Rectangular single-storey chapel of long wall entry type in vernacular Georgian style; of squared, rough-dressed stone blocks under a wide slate roof with oversailing eaves and verges. Symmetrical facade with central pair of 12-pane, unhorned sash windows flanking a square inset slate plaque inscribed: 'Ainon Addoldy Bedyddwyr 1840 Baptist Chapel.' Outer entrances (L and R) with boarded doors in pegged and moulded frames. The rear has three evenly-spaced, similar sashes, with applied horns and rough slate sills. Ashlar joints scratched onto slobbered mortar of gable end.

Interior

The interior is plain but largely unaltered. Boarded inner wind porches with wooden hat hooks to R and L. Flat plaster ceiling with 2 lateral plastered beams. There are 3 rows of raked box pews each to the back and front, with 3 rows of plain, open-backed pews at the front; pine joinery throughout. Central square panelled pulpit with canted sides and moulded cornice; steps up with wooden rail, columnar newel and stick balusters. The pulpit has a plain 4-panelled back with segmentally-arched top. To the L of the pulpit are 3 further box pews.

Reasons for Listing

Listed Grade II* as a particularly well-preserved, dated mid-C19 baptist chapel retaining largely unaltered exterior and interior character.

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Capel Ainon

A Grade II* Listed Building in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd