Carrying on with the requested look at Merthyr’s lost chapels, here is the second batch – the lost chapels of Dowlais.
Bryn Sion Welsh Independent Chapel
Brynsion Street, Dowlais
Built 1834. Rebuilt 1844. Demolished 1969
Caersalem Welsh Baptist Chapel
Well Street, Dowlais
Built 1821. Rebuilt 1833. Demolished 1977
Calfaria Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
High Street, Caeharris
Built 1879. Closed 1979
Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel
Wind Street, Dowlais
Built 1846. Burnt down 1927
Elizabeth Street Presbyterian Chapel
Elizabeth Street, Dowlais
Built 1876. Demolished 1965/6
Gwernllwyn Welsh Independent Chapel
Mary Street, Dowlais
Built 1850. Rebuilt 1874. Demolished 1965
Hermon Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
Castle Street, Dowlais
Built 1827. Rebuilt 1841. Demolished 1960s
Libanus Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
Libanus Street, Dowlais
Built 1852. Rebuilt 1858, 1870. Demolished 1996
Moriah Welsh Baptist Chapel
Mount Pleasant Street, Dowlais
Built 1856. Demolished 1992
Penywern Welsh Independent Chapel
Jones Street, Peneywern
Built 1857. Rebuilt 1877. Demolished ?
Shiloh Welsh Wesleyan Chapel
Castle Street, Dowlais
Built 1811. Rebuilt 1853. Demolished 1920s
Tabernacle (Elim) English Baptist (Pentecostal) Chapel
Ivor Street, Dowlais
Built 1873. Rebuilt 1876. Demolished 1974
Unitarian Chapel (later Salvation Army)
White Street, Dowlais
Built 1881. Demolished ?
Wesleyan Chapel
Castle Street, Dowlais
Built 1843. Rebuilt 1850, 1832. 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.