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Hermon Congregational Chapel

A Grade II Listed Building in Painscastle, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1211 / 52°7'16"N

Longitude: -3.1906 / 3°11'26"W

OS Eastings: 318578

OS Northings: 247646

OS Grid: SO185476

Mapcode National: GBR YY.8H67

Mapcode Global: VH6B3.NY3B

Plus Code: 9C4R4RC5+CP

Entry Name: Hermon Congregational Chapel

Listing Date: 9 March 1995

Last Amended: 9 March 1995

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 15909

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Also known as: Hermon Congregational Chapel

ID on this website: 300015909

County: Powys

Community: Painscastle (Castell-paen)

Community: Painscastle

Locality: Rhosgoch

Traditional County: Radnorshire

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Exterior

15909

Lies on north side of Newchurch to Painscastle road in Rhosgoch village.

1839. Painted rubble stone (iron sheeting at west end), slate roof with ridge cresting, gabled porch to south east corner, rear schoolroom under lean-to roof. Boarded porch door under fan light, blocked door to south west. Tall multi-pane windows under round heads, only the east window retains original glazing with fan head.

Interior: Originally a long wall chapel, refitted later C19, pulpit now on end wall. Two crown post trusses rising through boarded ceiling, match-boarded dado, double panelled doors to porch and schoolroom.

Low rubble forecourt wall enclosing burial ground with numerous headstones.

Included as an unusually attractice, small-scale chapel in a rural context.

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