Calvinistic Methodist (Presbyterian) Churches/Eglwysi y Methodistiaid

Here are some photos of the current or former Calvinistic Methodist churches in our county.  The parish in which they are situated is shown in alphabetical order on the left in each case.  Click on the thumbnail to see the full image.  Hit your back button to return to this page.
coedway.JPG (28114 bytes) Alberbury, Coedway St Andrew
Brooks_2.jpg (57320 bytes) Berriew, Brooks
carnopeniel.JPG (33360 bytes) Carno, Penuel
cemmaescm.JPG (29687 bytes) Cemmaes, an 18th century CM cause and one of a number written about by the Montgomeryshire historian and genealogist Richard Bennett (1860-1937).  N.B. substantial burial ground behind.
darowencm.JPG (23194 bytes) Darowen, in the village and converted into a dwelling circa 1992.
melinbar.JPG (43380 bytes) Darowen, Melinbarhedyn
bont.JPG (37411 bytes) Llanbrynmair, Bontdolgadfan
Bethesda_2.jpg (65711 bytes) Llandyssil Bethesda
gosen.JPG (65483 bytes) Llanerfyl, Gosen
Llawrycwm.JPG (202855 bytes) Llanfyllin, Llawrycwm
lfnmoriah600.JPG (426439 bytes) Llanfyllin, Moriah
siloh.JPG (28137 bytes) Llangadfan, Siloh
llangynog penuel.JPG (28440 bytes) Llangynog, Penuel (with a substantial burial ground)
bethel.JPG (42224 bytes) Llanidloes, Bethel Street.  Used as an ironmonger's shop for most of the last century, this chapel was in its prime one of the centres of Welsh nonconformist culture.  The building depicted, erected in 1821, replaced an earlier one of 1779.  The brick extension at the front was added in 1899.  In the middle of the 19th century this chapel was attracting over 1000 people a week to its Sunday services. 
bethelst.JPG (37932 bytes) Llanidloes, Bethel Street English Presbyterian chapel, next door to the original Bethel chapel shown above.  It was built for the "English cause" or Calvinistic Methodists whose first language was English.
chinastreet.JPG (51857 bytes) Llanidloes, China Street, this replaced the 1821 building shown above in the 1870s.
neuadd.JPG (38564 bytes) Llanidloes, Neuadd or Old Hall
oakleypk.JPG (48577 bytes) Llanidloes, Oakley Park
gwernypant_2.jpg (58270 bytes) Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Gwernypant
llansantffraidzioncm.JPG (34560 bytes) Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Zion
cwmceirig.JPG (42312 bytes) Llanwrin, Cwmceirig
forge.JPG (37531 bytes) Machynlleth, Forge
machynlleth maengwyn.JPG (22187 bytes) Machynlleth, Maengwyn Street
Derwenlascm.JPG (178160 bytes) Machynlleth, Derwenlas
meifodcm.JPG (34362 bytes) Meifod.  This chapel is one of those described (with many references to families connected with them) by the Rev. Edward Griffith of Meifod in his 1914 history of the Welsh medium CM chapels of eastern Montgomeryshire.
johnhughes_2.JPG (65744 bytes) Pontrobert, Capel John Hughes
Berthlas_2.jpg (88156 bytes) Trefeglwys, Berthlas
Gleiniantcm.JPG (188280 bytes) Trefeglwys, Gleiniant
Llawryglyncm.JPG (139024 bytes) Trefeglwys, Llawryglyn (Centre Right)
Llawr_cm_2.jpg (96645 bytes) Trefeglwys, Llawryglyn (Close Up View)
Staylittle_Graig.JPG (113138 bytes) Trefeglwys, Staylittle, Graig

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