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Ebenezer United Reformed Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Hay-on-Wye, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0764 / 52°4'35"N

Longitude: -3.125 / 3°7'29"W

OS Eastings: 322995

OS Northings: 242602

OS Grid: SO229426

Mapcode National: GBR F1.C7H2

Mapcode Global: VH6BJ.S29K

Plus Code: 9C4R3VGG+H2

Entry Name: Ebenezer United Reformed Church

Listing Date: 1 February 1988

Last Amended: 1 February 1988

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7399

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Also known as: Ebenezer United Reformed Church,Newport St.

ID on this website: 300007399

Location: Set back and high above the road with small grassed and railed churchyard to front rubble embankment wall.

County: Powys

Community: Hay (Y Gelli Gandryll)

Community: Hay

Built-Up Area: Hay-on-Wye

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Church building Chapel

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History

Built 1845 by Mr D Griffiths.

Exterior

Symmetrical classical 2-story, 3-window front; coursed rubble with plinth and pilaster strips dividing each bay. Hipped slate roof, wide boarded eaves and rubble chimney stack to left. Arched headed small pane sash windows with voussoirs. Eroded tablet to centre over arched entrance with panelled architrave and keystones; double 3-panel doors with 6-pane fanlight. Blocked basement openings. Rubble side elevations - chimney stack removed to right hand chimney breast. Twin basement windows to rear.

Interior

Square interior with gallery to front; Gothic timber pulpit.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with Poplar House.

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