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Miners’ Hall
formerly
Shiloh Welsh Wesleyan Chapel
formerly
Shiloh Welsh Wesleyan Chapel
CF47 0BA
Originally built as Shiloh Welsh
Wesleyan Chapel. Probably designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, engineer of the
Vale of Neath Railway Company who erected the new chapel when the railway
station was built on the earlier site. Corner tower cut down and building
lengthened in 1921 when converted to Miners’ Hall. In 1987 the building was
converted to club use as "Charbonniers". Since extensively damaged by
fire.
Grade II Listed
Description
Exterior
Tall, gabled Romanesque front, snecked rubble facings, freestone dressings, modern slate roofs with bargeboards. Gable corbel-table rises from end pilasters with outer scalloped capitals linked horizontally by stringcourse; sillband. Oculus with chevron splay and hoodmould to gable; incised lettering below. 9-light window band set into Romanesque interlace with taller two-order centre window, chevron to arch-ring, nook-shafts with scallop capitals. Three arched doorways, centre with corbelled hoodmoulds, chevron arch-ring and nook shafts with scallop capitals; plain boarded doors and tympana. Cut-down tower on left with modern hipped roof, recessed panels.
Aisled side elevation to Tramroad Site North with four 3-light interlaced clerestory windows, plainer arched openings below; different treatment to added bay.
Interior
Interior retains 3-sided galleries on columns and large blind arch with corbelled hoodmould. Probably now largely destroyed.
Exterior
Tall, gabled Romanesque front, snecked rubble facings, freestone dressings, modern slate roofs with bargeboards. Gable corbel-table rises from end pilasters with outer scalloped capitals linked horizontally by stringcourse; sillband. Oculus with chevron splay and hoodmould to gable; incised lettering below. 9-light window band set into Romanesque interlace with taller two-order centre window, chevron to arch-ring, nook-shafts with scallop capitals. Three arched doorways, centre with corbelled hoodmoulds, chevron arch-ring and nook shafts with scallop capitals; plain boarded doors and tympana. Cut-down tower on left with modern hipped roof, recessed panels.
Terraced
forecourt with original outer gatepiers and ironwork railings on side walls.
Aisled side elevation to Tramroad Site North with four 3-light interlaced clerestory windows, plainer arched openings below; different treatment to added bay.
Interior
Interior retains 3-sided galleries on columns and large blind arch with corbelled hoodmould. Probably now largely destroyed.
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