Bethesda Independent Chapel, Llanfachraeth

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NPRN8731
Map ReferenceSH38SW
Grid ReferenceSH3143082390
Unitary (Local) AuthorityIsle of Anglesey
Old CountyAnglesey
CommunityLlanfachraeth
Type Of SiteCHAPEL
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Bethesda Independent Chapel was built in 1835 and the present building is of this date. It is a rectangular structure built in the Vernacular style with its long-wall entry parallel to the road. The stone wall exteriors are faced with grey-grit render and have rusticated quoins. The grouted slate roof has ashlar gable coping. The facade has two sash windows and flanking entrances behind a low forecourt and garden wall. Internally, the pulpit is situated at the centre of the flanking entrances and there are box pews with sunken panels. There are also slender Doric columns at angles and a flat ceiling with a central rose. By 1999 the chapel was a disused ruin, but by 2005 was in the process of being converted into a dwelling. Bethesda is now Grade 2 Listed as a rare example, on Anglesey, of a lateral entry nineteenth century chapel.

RCAHMW, February 2010