I've not shown any chapels for a while so I thought I would rectify this by showing two this week. A few weeks ago while on my way to revisit a church I had been to years ago I passed these chapels so on my way back I stopped off to get some photos.
This first chapel is Hermon Congregational Chapel Rhosgoch which was built back in 1849
Entered though this porch
The south side from the cemetery is covered in corrugated iron sheets
The cemetery is well kept with a lot of older headstones to see
Looking south from the path
On the south of the chapel the cemetery looks huge
Pillar monument in family plot with their names around it
Tomb chest are not something you see in many chapel cemetery's
As the windows were plain glass I got to see inside and took a couple of photos
It all looked well laid out with chairs that I dare say replaced the old pews
The next chapel a few miles down the road was Moriah Baptist Chapel Llaneilo Graban built in 1834 then rebuilt in 1884. When I first drove past it many years ago they were replacing the large central window
As you walk around the side you are faced with a small cemetery
The side of the chapel from over some of the headstones
Looking towards the chapel from the far end of the cemetery. The headstones down this end are more modern
View of the older headstones
The rear end of the chapel with what looks like a rest room that has been recently added by the rear entrance
The carving on the headstone in the photo above, was he a carpenter
This headstone had a scene on it which I though was reminiscent of the nearby countryside
7 comments:
Some interesting gravestones there, especially the one with the painted scenery on the top. Chapels are a little off my radar normally, although I would love to visit Soar-y-mynydd before the summer is over. Worth it for the spectacular scenery getting there.
Two interesting chapels and the views from the second cemetery look lovely. I like the carving of the carpenter's tools on the one gravestone.
Most of the non-conformist chapels near me have been converted to houses, artists' studios and the like. These two you have shown are beautiful, in their simplicity.
These chapels look to be Protestant. Am I right? Great photos, Billy!
The cemeteries look really interesting with that dramatic sky. I was a little surprised to see the green door. Most of the churches I’ve seen had red doors or white doors, or perhaps wood colored doors.
The chapels look so tiny, but I was surprised that the first one looked more spacious inside.
I've never seen a headstone with scenery on it before. It seems like a lovely thing to do for a farmer or someone who loved the countryside.
Such a sweet, twee little building - I love it! Thanks for sharing and for linking up with #MySundaySnapshot.
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