Carmel Chapel, Penrhiwceiber
Carmel, Penrhiwceiber is an Independent chapel in Penrhiwceiber, Glamorgan, Wales. Services at Carmel were conducted in the Welsh language.
Early history[edit]
The history of the church can be traced to the 1870s when prayer meetings and Sunday Schools were held in various chapels locally.[1] Plans to open the first chapel were agreed on 12 November 1880 and the chapel was built over a matter of months and opened on 9 July 1881.[1]
Robert Thomas, a native of Ffestiniog, was minister from 1882 until 1905, when he died aged 52.[2] Thomas was active in public life and spent twelve years as a member of the Pontypridd Board of Guardians.
The chapel has suffered from subsidence caused by mining subsistence. This was later rectified by the National Coal Board.[1] The chapel remains open.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Jones. Chapels of the Cynon Valley. pp. 23–4.
- ^ "The Late Rev. R. Thomas, Penrhiwceiber. The Interment". Aberdare Leader. 7 January 1905. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
Bibliography[edit]
- Jones, Alan Vernon (2004). Chapels of the Cynon Valley. Cynon Valley Historical Society. ISBN 0953107612.