Sunday 23 March 2014

Llwynrhydowen Unitarian Chapel, Llandysul, Ceredigion

Friends of George Street might like to follow the restoration of other chapels around the country.
An HLF grant has been awarded to a chapel in West Wales that has connections with Dylan Thomas.
Report on BBC web site


An 18th Century chapel where the great-uncle of poet Dylan Thomas preached is set to be restored to its former glory.
Llwynrhydowen Unitarian chapel, a Grade II-listed building near Llandysul, Ceredigion, as been awarded £285,000 in grant funding for renovation.
The project will also develop a virtual museum recounting the story of Nonconformity in Wales.
It will also be included in a new faith trail leaflet telling the story of Unitarianism.
Yr Hen Gapel (The Old Chapel) was the first Arminian chapel in Wales when opened in 1733 and is known as 'the mother chapel' of Welsh Unitarianism.

Thursday 13 March 2014

Hat Pegs

Two types of hat pegs.
The early ones are made of wood - turned pegs fitted to a strip of wood and attached to the wall.
The later types are metal.





Friday 7 March 2014

Staining the Casework of the Pipe Organ

The casework of the pipe organ has now been stained.
George Street Chapel, Oldham pipe organ.