Glanrafon Congregational Chapel

Heritage listing

History: Built 1903 as a Independant Congregational church by Owen Morris Roberts, architects firm of Porthmadog (plans signed by David Roberts). Idiosyncratic clasical style. Exterior: 2-storey scribed render front with pediment treatment; acoteria bases and central round arch rising through pediment. Slate roof, ventilators and tiled ridge. Composite capitals and fluted pilasters to upper part (that to left is partly unfluted); bulls eye window to centre over date plaque. 2 and 3-light windows to gallery level with deeply recessed round arched sash windows; marginal glazing bars, keystones and bracket cills. 2-light similar windows below with triangular heads rising up to entablature; plain flanking pilasters. Central, paired round arched headed entrance, with panelled doors. Foundation stones commemorate the original congregational church established by William Williams, ca 1800. 4 bay pebbledashed right hand side with cill band and sash windows with marginal glazing bars and cement architraves; round arched headed to gallery, square headed below. Outbuilding attached. Similar left hand side and plain rear with band courses. Railed forecourt to front with barley twist lamp standard and railings by John Davies, Ty Coch, Llangollen. Interior: Raked gallery inside on fluted cast iron piers; pitch pine panelled woodwork throughout. Tall semicircular arch behind the set fawr with fluted pilasters and foliage decoration to tympanum. Boarded ceiling cornice, roses and arabesque ornament surrounding central ventilator panel. Location: On the western edge of the town centre high above the southern bank of the River Dee. Princess Street to rear.

From Cadw under OGL v3.