Capel Salem (Capel y Cwm), Bonymaen
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Capel Salem (Capel y Cwm), Bonymaen
Image: © Alan Richards Taken: 28 Mar 2013
Cyn adeiladu'r capel cyntaf yn 1782 addolai'r Methodistiad lleol mewn ffermdai ac anhedd-dai cyfagos. Helaethwyd y capel yn 1823 ac maen bosibl i'r addoldy presennol adfeiliedig ddyddio o 1870. Ar un adeg yn flynyddol cynhelid gwasanaeth y Plygain yn gynnar iawn ar fore'r Nadolig yng Nghapel y Cwm. Yn 1903-05 codwyd capel newydd sbond drws nesaf am £7,000. Un o uchafbwyntiau y flwyddyn oedd y cyngerdd blynyddol lle canai cor mawr y capel oriatorios poblogaidd. Yn anffodus, ychydig o flynyddoedd yn ol fel y gwelir, dinistriwyd yr hen gapel gan dân. Before erecting the first chapel in 1782 local Methodists met at various farmhouses and cottages. This chapel was enlarged in 1823 and it is possible that the present ruined meeting house was built in 1870. At one time a very early morning Christmas service called a 'Plygain' was held annually at Capel y Cwm. In 1903-05 a brand new chapel was built alongside the old at a cost of £7,000. One of the highlights of the year was the annual concert where the large chapel choir sang popular oratorios Tragically, a few years ago, as one can see, the old chapel was completely gutted by fire.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.644775
Longitude
-3.912465