Capel y Graig, Welsh Independent Chapel, Trelech

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Capel y Graig, Welsh Independent Chapel, Trelech

Image: © Robin Drayton Taken: 1 Jan 1987

The first meeting house on this site was built in 1703. Prior to that from 1670 meetings were in local farms. The two arched windows have 20th century coloured lead glass. There were several stages of rebuilding, in particular in 1791, 1801 and 1827 during the time of Morgan Jones the then minister. It is recorded that at times the chapel was so full that the minister had to preach to the congregation through a chapel window. In 1829 there were 556 members added to the church. Each month the new members were welcomed personally by the minister in ‘giving the right hand of fellowship’. In May of that year 110 were welcome with the queue emerging from one of the doors and in a large circle around the front of the chapel and back through the other door.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.944937
Longitude
-4.50112