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Seion Independent Chapel

A Grade II Listed Building in Llandysul, Ceredigion

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0418 / 52°2'30"N

Longitude: -4.3106 / 4°18'38"W

OS Eastings: 241623

OS Northings: 240681

OS Grid: SN416406

Mapcode National: GBR DG.FFFX

Mapcode Global: VH3KJ.7YH3

Plus Code: 9C4Q2MRQ+PP

Entry Name: Seion Independent Chapel

Listing Date: 13 January 1993

Last Amended: 13 January 1993

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 10581

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Also known as: Seion Independent Chapel

ID on this website: 300010581

Location: Situated on hillside above town centre, on road to Gilfach.

County: Ceredigion

Community: Llandysul

Community: Llandysul

Built-Up Area: Llandysul

Traditional County: Cardiganshire

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History

1870-1designed by Rev Thomas Thomas of Landore.

Exterior

Independent Chapel, stucco with slate roof, end facade, round-arched. Tripartite facade with pilasters and centre major arch breaking into pedimental gable. Centre has keyed roundel with date plaque under arch and over triplet of arched windows with bracketted sill-course and stucco surrounds. Arched doorway below with pilasters, moulded arch and keystone. Double camber-arched doors and crescent overlight. Side bays have long arched windows with bracketted sill-course, stucco surrounds and keystones. Centre timber mullion and arched top lights. 5-window side elevation and long vestry behind, 5-bay unpainted stucco with arched windows.

Forecourt has 2 grey stone piers with cross-gabled caps and iron overthrow.

Interior

Fine unaltered interior with 3-sided gallery on 4 x 3 cast-iron columns, moulded cornice over columns, gallery front divided by fluted piers and with ornate openwork cast-iron panels above timber panels. Centre clock. Stucco moulded impost cornice, arched over windows, cornice and flat plaster ceiling with moulded border and ribs radiating from 3 roundels. Curved pews, semi-circular set fawr with matching cast-iron panels, ornate timber pulpit, canted front and fruit and flower carved motifs to arched panels. Stairs up each side with column banisters and heavy capped newels. Organ of 1900 in elliptical arched recess, moulded and panelled. Original painted decoration to pipes. Vestry and schoolroom with panelled and boarded 7-bay roof.

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