Ramoth Baptist Church, Abercych, Pembrokeshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0349 / 52°2'5"N

Longitude: -4.5526 / 4°33'9"W

OS Eastings: 225001

OS Northings: 240467

OS Grid: SN250404

Mapcode National: GBR D4.FTND

Mapcode Global: VH2N4.13KV

Plus Code: 9C4Q2CMW+XW

Entry Name: Ramoth Baptist Church

Listing Date: 24 November 1994

Last Amended: 24 November 1994

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 15117

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Also known as: Ramoth Baptist Church, Abercych
Eglwys y Bedyddwyr, Ramoth

ID on this website: 300015117

Location: Situated on the W side of the road through Abercych, some 100m from the junction with the B 4332.

County: Pembrokeshire

Community: Manordeifi

Locality: Abercych

Built-Up Area: Abercych

Traditional County: Pembrokeshire

Tagged with: Church building Chapel

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History

1868 Baptist Chapel replacing one of 1826.

Exterior

1868 Baptist Chapel in rubble stone with cut Cilgerran stone dressings and slate roof. Paired brackets to eaves. Gable front with two long arched side windows, centre tall narrow arched recess over pair of arched small windows and arched door. Small paned windows with marginal glazing bars. Double 6-panel doors and fanlight with concentric bars. Plaque 'Ramoth' Addoldy y Bedyddwyr Adeiladwyd 1826, Ailadeiladwyd 1868'. Two long arched windows each side, two to rear.

Interior

Three-sided gallery with long horizontal panels, on cast-iron fluted columns. Curved gallery corners. Box pews, and pulpit with curved front, steps up each side with carved finials to newel-posts.

Reasons for Listing

Included as unaltered example of a mid-Victorian country chapel, still with the small-paned windows and box-pews of the earlier chapels.

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Ramoth Baptist Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Abercych, Pembrokeshire