Following on from the recent pictorial look at Merthyr’s lost churches, (https://www.merthyr-history.com/?p=8922) I have had a number of requests to do a similar one for Merthyr’s lost chapels. As there are so many, I have divided them up into various areas. We start with the chapels in Merthyr itself.
Adulam Welsh Independent Chapel
Lower Thomas Street, Merthyr Tydfil
Built 1831. Rebuilt 1857. Demolished late 1990s
Ainon Welsh Baptist Chapel
Dynevor Street, Georgetown
Built 1860. Demolished 1971
Bethel English Baptist Chapel
Bethel Street, Georgetown
Built 1809. Rebuilt 1826, 1855. Demolished 1983
Bethel Apostolic Church
Brecon Road
Built 1951-2. Demolished ?
Bethesda Welsh Independent Chapel
Bethesda Street
Built 1811. Rebuilt 1829, 1880. Demolished 1995
Bethlehem Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
Waterloo Street, Caepantywyll
Built 1841. Demolished 1979
Church of Christ
Plymouth Street
Built 1904, Demolished 1995
Ebenezer Welsh Baptist Chapel
Plymouth Street
Built 1793. Rebuilt 1831. Demolished ?
Market Square Congregational Chapel
Graham Street
Built 1841. Demolished 1969
Morlais English Baptist Chapel
Glebeland Place
Built 1881. Demolished 1925
Salem Welsh Independent Chapel
Heolgerrig Road, Heolgerrig
Built 1855. Rebuilt 1872. Demolished 1990
Trinity Forward Movement Presbyterian Chapel
Baden Terrace, Penyard
Built 1907. Demolished ?
Twynyrodyn Unitarian Chapel
Court Street
Built 1821. Demolished 1969
Tydfil Hall Forward Movement Presbyterian Chapel
Pontmorlais Promenade
Built 1907. Partially demolished 2010s
Ynysgau Welsh Independent Chapel
Victoria Street
Built 1749. Rebuilt 1853. Demolished 1967
If anyone has photographs of any other chapels that are no longer with us, and there are a few I can’t find photos of, or if anyone can fill in any details, please get in touch.
All those places which brought people and communities together. How life has changed. I have such happy memoties of Market Square – and The Mission Sunday School in Caedraw, also long gone. I feel lucky to be able to remember those days.
Does the Aubrey Chapel in Cefn Coed Wesleyan Methodist
Thomas Aubrey 1808 -1867
Does this Now closed Chapel appeare in your records
He is my Gt Gt Grandfather
He was the President of the Welsh Wesleyan Conference for 12 years
Any information you can share, I would be very interested
Leslie Mitchelmore
It does indeed. If you e-mail me at merthyr.history@gmail.com I can send you some information