Three derpy chapels

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Mikeymutt

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Visited these three derpy chapels in Wales with rubex.i am sure she will put more detailed reports up of each as she took more photos.i love these little chapels.they have more character than the big churches..I could spend all day going around these.

First up is tin chapel.this is a tiny little place.made of corrugated metal.it was used by the woman's institute.by the time we got here it was dark.hailing hard.i had been on the road since two in the morning.to be fair my will had left me a bit by then.

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The next was the chapel of death..another one we arrived to late.loved the derpy organ in here with the purple in it..rubex spotted three dead sheep in the back room.she is always finding them.

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This was the third one we visited.the blue chapel.it was bigger than the other two.and if I am honest it is prob the nicest religious place I have too

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Thank you.they are rather nice and different
 
Wow great shots Mr Mutt :) I loved all of our explores in Wales! I can't believe how many places we visited, I haven't even looked at half my photos, but I did take almost 2000 lol :)
 
Wow great shots Mr Mutt :) I loved all of our explores in Wales! I can't believe how many places we visited, I haven't even looked at half my photos, but I did take almost 2000 lol :)
Thank you rubex.it was a great.and seeing so much different stuff.and so much still to see.I have new places for the list since we come back.2000 bloody hell that's a lot.I thought I took a lot ;)
 
Thank you rubex.it was a great.and seeing so much different stuff.and so much still to see.I have new places for the list since we come back.2000 bloody hell that's a lot.I thought I took a lot ;)

We'll go for a week in the summer if you want :) and definitely fit in the mining village, the place looked amazing!
 
I couldn't agree with you more Mikey, we used to have loads of little chapels in Cornwall, all built by local communities, mostly all gone now and they all had a special feeling about them, I enjoyed it, Thanks
 
I couldn't agree with you more Mikey, we used to have loads of little chapels in Cornwall, all built by local communities, mostly all gone now and they all had a special feeling about them, I enjoyed it, Thanks

Thank you smiler..it was one thing we were shocked at.the amount of chapels about Wales.some were still in use.some converted for residential.my guess is they were for the small communities.or farming and mining communities.often you would see a chapel with very few houses near it,and with the decline in people going to church these chapels just become redundant now..I guess the Welsh are very religious
 
Have to do a slate mine ..... It's the law!

I really want to do one of those :) there's one near the old mining village which I also want to re-visit. I did take some pictures but it was raining so I couldn't really have a good look about, but a mine is definitely on my to-do list. There seems to be quite a few in Wales :)
 
I've really enjoyed this post (and your Bethel visit). I'm not religious at all but to me there is something special about a derelict church/chapel. Stunning photography here again.
 
It's certainly on the list.and we would have gone this time with more time and better weather

I really want to do one of those :) there's one near the old mining village which I also want to re-visit. I did take some pictures but it was raining so I couldn't really have a good look about, but a mine is definitely on my to-do list. There seems to be quite a few in Wales :)

Amazing mines down there. I was in my element scrambling over old rotten timbers with 100 foot drops, down old tracks to the flooded floors and finding old machinery. Mind you, two way radios dont tend to work so well down them thar mines and my lot thought I had died... So they ducked off to the countryside. :).
 
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Awesome, did you know you used to be able to buy the corrugated ones through a catalogue, most of them were mass produced, shame not many are around now. Great photos
 

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