I have now completed my visits to Churches in the Builth Wells Area visiting all that churches the late Phil Jones had on his website. One of them is Gwenddwr Chapel which has had me thinking Phil had gotten the place wrong for a long time because the chapel in Gwenddwr is only a few meters up the road from the church. This blog will show both of the chapels. Beili Heulog Congregational Chapel is about 2km away from Gwenddwr in a valley beside a stream as it tells you in Phils description. It was drizzling on the day of my visit and a hike downhill from where I parked my car. For some history read the link on Gwenddwr & Crickadarn Chapels
This is the track leading down to the chapel
It was only a few hundred metres but it was steep and the hike up had my heartbeat at over 150
The chapel from the track at the bottom
Path leading to the chapel door
From over the cemetery
The cemetery looking towards the chapel
Most of the graves are old but there are a couple of more recent ones that are looked after
Going through the cemetery and the older graves
Tomb slab with foot stone
Collage of the chest tomb, the inscription is deteriorating
Cemetery from the path
Inside the chapel
Looking towards the back and balcony, The platform had a warning on it that the floor was dangerous so this was taken from the side
Upstairs on the balcony
Looking down into the chapel tower the minister would stand on the platform
Couple of Pugh family memorials
William Williams memorial
Vase of flowers on the table with visitors book
Last view of the flowers in the chapel
This is the chapel in Gwenddwr
It sits on a small corner plot
The name and date plaque
The platform where the minister and speaker stands
Couple of Dodd memorials and list of ministers
View of the chapel from the platform
Last view across the chapel to the platform. I felt honoured to have been able to visit and look around both chapels which I found somewhere that you could find peace fro a while
Till Next time I wish you all a wonderful weekend
Today is Remembrance Day so I feel we should take a few moment to remember those who fell in the Two World Wars and still are in other parts of the world today
Well done on visiting all the churches on the website. The chapels are lovely in their simplicity and the last photo is very poignant.
ReplyDeleteThank you, The last photo was taken at on of our churches in Oxfordshire
DeleteWhat RR said! Now a new challenge due for 2024! Nice chapels and worth visiting. I have been more housebound recently (esp. with the Covid aftermath) but will try to get out to a couple of ones on my list in the next few weeks.
ReplyDeleteNew challenge is to try and visit all the churches featured in the book Oxfordshire's Best Churches, there are just over 100 and I've already visited 70
DeleteI like the plain simplicity of these chapels. Well done on completing the series.
ReplyDeleteBrecon is the last one and Part one is next week
DeleteYour church series is always fascinating although I admit I'd probably spend the most time in the cemeteries. There's something comforting about them to me, as odd as that may sound.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2023/11/my-happy-places.html
I do visit a few cemeteries as well
DeleteWhat an amazing place.
ReplyDeleteSome amazing countryside around there
DeleteVery nicely documented.
ReplyDeleteImpressive like ever. The calm in this wonderful church is perceptible.
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Thank you so much being part at
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Have a fine week. Greetings by Heidrun
They were very peaceful
DeleteWell, they certainly are different! The first one is rather plain, but very interesting. Thank you for sharing these.
ReplyDeleteI think that is what I liked about how plain it was, seemed right and somewhere I wanted to be
DeleteI like the way that you've captured the track - it's almost a surreal scene. Thanks for linking up and sharing with #MySundaySnapshot.
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