Dinas Noffda Baptist Chapel, Swansea

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andylen

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Stumbled across this one the other week and got side tracked that evening. Decided to try it one evening and there was an entrance. No camera with me so a morning visit was on the cards with Dirge. Morning light coming through the window. A bit strong but ok.
Not much history on the place, this is all I can find....


Chapel built 1824 (since converted into a dwelling for minister) & rebuilt/modified 1852-1853 (cost £445 0s 11d). Enlarged 1871 to the design of Rev Thomas Thomas & Thomas Freeman of Landore (cost £600). Rebuilt 1884 to the design of George Morgan of Carmarthen (cost £3250) & again 1928 to the design of to the design of D G Howells. Built in the Romanesque style, gable entry type. Building is listed Grade 2. Status (2008): Disused.
"Welsh religous buildings trust".

Enjoy the pics

29300439760_b7a692ae53_b.jpg1 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

28965197734_b19f9ed28a_b.jpg2 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

29480802892_7b6f0375a1_b.jpg3 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

29556464936_97ab047e64_b.jpg4 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

28967242703_df6e6b0195_b.jpg5 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

29480797232_32760e76db_b.jpg6 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

28967239233_97a970d3a8_b.jpg7 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

29510136811_8408ae5be0_b.jpg8 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

28965189634_23e4701d3f_b.jpg9 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

29480791712_5882879878_b.jpg10 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

29556454746_63d9bf803e_b.jpg11 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

29590544455_e910b7e4d4_b.jpg12 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr
 
Cheers dude. Don't think it's been done before as no record of it. Apart from you on 28.
 
That's a stunner. Really liked this place. Reminds me so much of Loxley Chapel. The stained glass is amazing, especially the rose window. And the balcony too. Great set and thanks for sharing!

P.S. yours for £120,000

Rowland Jones Chartered Surveyors
 
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A lot of glass on the organ manuals? Any idea where it came from? Also, looking at right hand side of the case, some of the diapason pipes have been disturbed. I wonder what the interior pipe work looks like.

Nicky done. Thank you
 
That's beautiful mate.love the paintwork arounf the balcony and the stain glass windows
 
Nice church priced at £120K is a good bargain but how much more to renovate. I would keep the stained glass windows and repair the organ.
 
A lot of glass on the organ manuals? Any idea where it came from? Also, looking at right hand side of the case, some of the diapason pipes have been disturbed. I wonder what the interior pipe work looks like.

As always the answer is in the excellent photographs. This organ has wooden framed glass doors covering the manuals and stops when not in use - one on the righthand side is clearly broken. Like most organs built in this style by most makers of the period, the visible pipes are purely decorative and the pipe bottoms just sit in a shallow groove and are very easily lifted completely out. According to some Welsh RBT papers from a while back, the playing pipes in the organ loft were complete and playable, made from the normal plain tinwork used by the organ builders for 'playing' pipes - no mention of the blower though.

Given the severe grading restrictions on this place; my gut feeling is further decline and decay, like most of the more decorative listed chapels
 
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