Ystradgynlais & District
History and Heritage
The Exterior of Nant-y-Ffin Chapel
Nant-y-Ffin Chapel, Penycae, on the back road to Cae Hopkin, cannot be completely circumnavigated as the rear abuts onto a stream. These photographs aim to give a feeling of the shape, and position, of the chapel within the landscape, both man-made and natural.
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The near-side, when coming along from Penycae, and which also faces off against the oldest section of the graveyard. |
The two enclosed porchways into the chapel from the front, facing the rest of the old graveyard |
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Looking down at the front of the chapel, with the gate giving access from the road onto what is now private land |
A view including the rear wall of the chapel, which includes the flue (the private owner has a new one). |
The main front foor into the chapel, showing the upper platform of the lower graveyard behind it.
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A view of the gate into the chapel |
A closer view of the rear wall |
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Looking behind the chapel, abutting the stream, shows an old lean-to building |
Looking up at the extension from the road, with the stream on the left |
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The bastion of the enclosing wall, abutting the road, and enclosing the oldest part of the graveyard |
Looking down from above, over the various levels of the older graveyards, now private land |
Looking from the far end of the lower graveyard back upon the chapel, showing its compact shape and size
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This view from the upper, still open-to-the-public graveyard, shows how Nant-y-Ffin Chapel sits at a lower level |
Looking out over the back of the chapel, across the stream to where farmers' fields included a very curious horse |
Thank You to Paul, the owner, for letting us into Nant-y-Ffin Chapel to take these photographs, Summer 2018.
Nant-y-Ffin Chapel, Penycae
Chapels of Ystradgynlais
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