Carmel Particular or Calvinistic Welsh Baptist Church, Cefn Coed CF48 2PG

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Carmel Particular or Calvinistic Welsh Baptist Church,
Cefn Coed

CF48 2PG

Built in 1844, rebuilt in 1895, and further modified from 1898-1900, disused from 1986. Now a private residence.

Grade II Listed

Description
Exterior
Chapel, painted stucco with slate close-eaved roof, lateral facade with thin stucco pilaster at each angle, 2 long paired centre windows and 2 shorter outer gallery lights, all arched, and 2 flat-headed doors. Later C19 stucco surrounds to main windows with keystones and pier between windows treated as broad pilaster with fluted lower part and moulded cap. Doors are plain with C20 doors and overlights. Outer windows have stucco moulded arches and keystones. All glazing is C20. Raised plinth. Plaque with concave corners above centre windows: ''''''''Carmel Capel y Bedyddwyr Adeiladwyd 1844''''''''. Left end wall also stuccoed has raised strip each side and C20 window each floor replacing Georgian-style sash windows mentioned in 1987. Rear of rubble stone has 2 C20 similar windows each floor with stone voussoirs. Lean-to on right end wall, rubble stone main gable above. Right schoolroom range at right angles to facade has rendered wall (exposed rubble in 1987), C20 steps up at left to door.

 
Interior
Three-sided galleries of c1860-70 date, on marbled cast-iron columns with chamfered and stopped bressumer, paired brackets to painted grained frontal. Frontal has panels in moulded surrounds, centre square panel with clock, longer panels each side, top cornice with fretwork course below and curved gallery angles with square panels. Painted grained raked gallery pews with panel backs and ends. Ground floor pews removed. Semi-circular balustraded pulpit with turned balusters, 2 large turned newels with finials, 2 ringed columns supporting beneath, and curving steps up each side without rails. Stud partition inserted to rear of columns. Flat ceiling divided by strips into panels, probably all C20. The 2 doors open into enclosed panelled lobbies with 4-panel doors and tilting overlights. Schoolroom, now chapel has boarded ceiling. 

Carmel Particular or Calvinistic Welsh Baptist Church Built 1844, this Georgian style chapel is the oldest place of worship in Cefn Coed still in its original form. An interesting feature of this chapel was its underground baptismal font in front of the pulpit.