Capel Bethel, Llansamlet

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Capel Bethel, Llansamlet

Image: © Alan Richards Taken: 15 Mar 2013

Bethel, Capel yr Annibynnwyr, Llansamlet. Bu aelodau cynnar yr achos hwn yn addoli yn ystod y 18g ar odre Mynydd y Drumau cyn symud i ffermdai agosach megis Talchopa Evan a Thai Eshter. Codwyd y capel cyntaf yn 1818 a'r ail yn 1850. Mae'r addoldy presennol yn dyddio o 1880 ac yn eitedd 900 o bobl. Yn y dyddiau a fu safai'r hen gapeli ar y ffordd fawr i Gastell Nedd. Bethel Welsh Independent Chapel, Llansamlet. The early worshippers met during the C18 on the foot of Mynydd y Drumau before moving to nearby farmhouses such as Talchopa and Tai Eshter. The first Bethel Chapel was built in 1818 and this was replaced by a new edifice in 1850. The present chapel, which sits 900 people, was constructed in 1880. Interestingly, the road passing the chapel was once the main thoroughfare to Neath.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.659887
Longitude
-3.889968