The cause for the Calvinistic Methodists in Rhos-on-sea dates back to 1847, when a Sunday School was held in a cottage called 'Aberhod Bach' on what is now Cayley Parade. (1) Land for a chapel was purchased in August 1884, located on the juction of Penrhyn Avenue and Rhos Road.(2)
The chapel was not a success and the decision was made to move to a more prominent location, building Hermon (NPRN 7456) in 1903. This site was sold in November 1904 to a Mr William Horton, for a sum of £150, (2) who subsequently built four shops, including a tea room, on the land adjacent to the chapel. It seems from historic images that the chapel was incorporated into the tea room functions. In 1907 the chapel was leased on Sundays by Mr Horton to the cause of the Congregationalists who wished to start worshipping in the town, a situation which continued until 1910 when their new building was completed (NPRN 506127). During the week, it reverted to it's function as a tea rooms. (3)
A simple chapel built in the Vernacular style of the gable entry plan form. Stone built with yellow brick dressings, quoins and string courses, it had a central doorway flanked by a tall, flat-headed, window to eithre side and a pair of smaller, similar windows above. There was a small rectangular ventilation louvre to the apex of the façade.
The site is now occupied by a building fronted by a parade of shops, which appears to have been built in the 1970s.
RCAHMW May 2025
(1) Colwyn Bay Heritage Group
(2) Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent, 19 May 1905
(3) Local History Society Information Board