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Ebenezer Independent Chapel (Now U.R.C.), Chapel Road, Cwm Ffrwd-Oer,

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NPRN12947
Map ReferenceSO20SE
Grid ReferenceSO2677901813
Unitary (Local) AuthorityTorfaen
Old CountyMonmouthshire
CommunityPen Tranch
Type Of SiteCHAPEL
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Ebenezer Independent Chapel was founded in 1740 by Rev Edmund Jones, the Old Prophet of the Tranch (1702-1793) who reportedly sold £15 worth of his books to compete the project. The first chapel was built in 1743. It was rebuilt in 1824, again in 1848 and improved in 1890. The present chapel, dated 1848, was designed by architect Thomas Thomas of Landore and built by W.Davies of Rhymney. It is built in the Vernacular style, with a gable entry plan rendered walls and flat headed windows. The original chapel was Independent. Later becoming Congregational and finally, in 1973, a United Reform Church.

RCAHMW, 10.05.2018