Crickadarn Chapel

Just across the road from St Mary's church you will find Crickadarn Chapel
(Hebron Independent Chapel)
. The chapel was built in 1854 and rebuilt in 1901 according to the plaque above the door
 

The chapel is over to the right of the road

First thing you notice is that the cemetery is well kept

This is the East side of the chapel

From the footpath going to the chapel you see some quiet prominent memorials

The cemtery looking East

Beside the path are these headstones

The West side of the chapel with more headstones

These ones are beside the road on the West side

I will leave you this week with this view of the chapel with St Marys church in the background

Until next time may you have a peaceful weekend.

Erwood Chapel

Erwood is a little village along the A470 to Builth Wells beside the River Wye, on a side road that runs up hill out of the village you will find Erwood Chapel. I passed it as I was driving off to visit two churches and two more chapels further on in the hills. On the way back I stopped off for some photos of the chapel.





The path leading down to the chapel

Above a closer shot showing the cemetery and chapel

Right a memorial on the wall and a couple of supports for another memorial

Side vie of the chapel

Going around to the hillside and looking down on the chapel

 I don't think I have come across a chapel yet that was open but at least this one had windows you could see through and here you get a good view of the little organ and the ministers gallery where they preach from

Going around to the oppositee side window you can see the benches and the balcony where people sit

The cemetery on the downward side of the hill

Looking across the cemetery where you will note the headstones are of an age and are covered in lichen

Above under the Yew tree is a bench which over looks the valley and the village below

Left looking back towards the roadside houses

Opposite the entrance to the chapel is this fenced off area

With a memorial stone to  Lady who was born in Erwood back in 1914

Above  view back along the cemetery over the tombs and headstones.

Right a look at the chapel from over the roadside hedge

I will leave you this with this view of the cemetery and chapel 

Until next time have a pleasant weekend

Olewydd Congregational Chapel

Not much I can tell you about this chapel other than it is a mile or so away from the previous Church I visited.  It is one I have passed and noted and a cemetery beside it so I felt it was worth looking at

The chapel faces the road and looks well kept

The date plaque shows it was erected in 1847 and re-erected in 1883

Going around the side you can see it is built of red brick

while at the back seems to be another two story area

The opposite side is rendered and painted like the front

Which tends to fool you a bit. I wonder why it was not rendered on the other parts

Right one of the monuments in the cemetery

It's not the only one as you can see others standing above the headstones

Or over near the wall

One with an urn on top.

Left a view of the cemetery at the front of the chapel

Some of the more recent headstone in the cemetery

Looking away from the chapel at the cemetery

For the size of the chapel I was surprised at how many headstones the cemetery held 

Above a wooden cross that I thought was unusual to see with the slate cross beam


Right the cemetery near the road at the front of the chapel

The graves are packed in but well spaced and the cemetery very neat

Most of the headstones are nearly as old as the chapel

Looking at chapel from over the road

I will leave you with this view of the chapel from in front of the gates. Till next time I wish you all a peaceful weekend and pleasant week ahead