GENUKI: St Athan - chapels database

St Athan

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St Athan

Chapels database

This project is fully described on Glamorgan Chapels Database

This St Athan database compiled by Gareth Hicks

If a chapel is already mentioned on the main parish page then its name will act as a link to that section for any data recorded there - such as extant records and OS Grid references

Some chapels may have more than one entry if it is not possible to correctly identify each from a particular source

(For an explanation of the various non-conformist denominations see Gareth's Help Page )

Sources referred to (indicated by number shown in brackets after the data entry) where there may be more data available

Sources;

1. The Chapels Recording Project in Wales (RCAHMW)
2. Dissent in the Counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth by Hywel D Emanuel, National Library of Wales journal, Vol VIII/4, Winter 1954.
3. Kelly's Directory, South Wales 1895 - the Archive CD Books Cd
4. Kelly's Directory, South Wales 1910 - the Archive CD Books Cd
5. Jones, I.G. & Williams, D. The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. UWP, Cardiff, 1976
6. Glamorgan FHS - the publications lists etc

Additional sources;

Slaters Directory for 1880

Baptist

Baptist; a dwelling-house situated in the Broadway

1844, May 24; Baptist; a dwelling-house situated in the Broadway, being the property of Mrs. Esther Norman; William Roberts of the parish of Llancarfan, Baptist Minister, William Jones, William Jones, junior (2)

Congregationalist

None found

Methodist

St Athan Welsh CM chapel (Hope chapel), Beggars Pound

St Athan CM chapel (Hope), Beggars Pound, St Athan ST01766832 Built c 1843, closed in 1950 (1)
There is a Welsh CM chapel, seats 150 1895 (3) and 1910 (4)
The Wesleyan and Calvinistic Methodists have each a place of worship Slaters Directory for 1880
Hope CM chapel Erected in 1845 William Stephens, Chapel Steward 1851 (5)
1843, February 21; Calvinistic Methodist; a meeting-house called Hope Chapel; William Samuel of the parish of Llancarfan, farmer (2)
Extant records (6 under Vale of Glamorgan Collection)

Wesleyan Methodist chapel

Sain Tathan Wesleyan Methodist chapel (St Athan's), Sant Athan ST01736793 Built 1811/13, enlarged in 1845 and 1878 and rebuilt/modified 1913, demolished and rebuilt on new site c1970 (1)
The Wesleyan and Calvinistic Methodists have each a place of worship Slaters Directory for 1880
1811, September 9; Wesleyan; a chapel; Edward Anwyl, Minister, Thomas Alexander, Michael Spencer, David Jones, John Spencer (2)

Wesleyan Methodist chapel Erected in 1811 Samuel Hammett, Chapel Steward 1851 (5)
There is an English Wesleyan chapel, seats 130 1895 (3) and 1910 (4)
Bethel Welsh Wesleyan Erected in 1811 John Rees, Minister 1851 (5)

There are apparently two separate Wesleyan chapels here, one Welsh and the other English

Other (or unidentified)

None

[Last Updated : 3 June 2006 - Gareth Hicks]

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