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Aberavon, Port Talbot - see Port Talbot.
Aberdulais, Sion Calvinistic Methodist Chapel on Fforest Hill. The former Wesley Chapel, now a private residence. Both © Jim Parker.
Abergwynfi, St. Gabriel, the former Parish Church, now in residential use. © Gerard Charmley (2011). St. Gabriel prior to its conversion - note the bell-turret, now gone, © David Read (2003). Link. Caersalem Baptist Church (1887). Tabor Independent Chapel. Both © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Alltwen, Independent Chapel. The date stone has dates 1831, 1861 and 1886 (the latter a little unclear). © Gerard Charmley (2011).

Baglan.
Blaengwnfi,
Villiers Road Church (CiW), dated 1908. SS 8924 9650. © Gerard Charmley (2011). Link. O.S. maps mark a Meth. Chap. set back from Jersey Road at SS 8932 9645. By 1918 it. had been replaced by a larger one closer to the road (the old chapel apparently still surviving at the back). Both had been demolished before the first Streetview visit in 2009. SS 8931 9644. Bethel Chapel pre-dates a map of 1900 (Coflein dates it to 1860), on a site between Caroline Street and Villiers Road, at SS 8908 9666. Not well seen from Caroline Street, here's a 2009 Streetview from Villiers Road. Also on Villiers Road was an as yet unidentified Chapel at SS 8908 9661. Demolished it stood on the right of the road seen by Streetview in 2021. Mid-20th century show a place of worship on Arthur Street at circa SS 8896 9678. Not present on a 1918 map, a 2011 Streetview shows this building the date-stone of which reads Soar Yscoldy Tabor Adeiladwyd 1907, (so presumably a school). Was this the same building as the chapel or did it stand adjacent?
Blaengwrach, St. Mary (CiW) on Church Crescent, as seen by Streetview in 2022. Some good photos can be seen here. SN 8703 0558. Link. Calfaria Chapel (1905) on High Street. SN 8679 0528. © Peter Morgan (2011). Coflein. There used to be a Unitarian Chapel to the S.E. of the village, at SN 8711 0501. Pre-dating a map of 1884, it was already dis-used by 1919 and has since been demolished. Coflein says 1704, re-built 1830, demolished 1946. Its site hasn't been seen by Streetview.
Briton Ferry.

Cimla, Neath - see Neath.
Cwmafan.
Cwmgors, St. Mary (Llanfair Parish Church). Interior view. SN 7050 1136. Capel Seion, now closed. The 25" O.S. map of 1906 labels it as Baptist Chapel (Welsh). SN 7051 1126. Y Tabernacl (Independent). Judging by the condition of the windows, this church is closed. Can you confirm? Howard Richter has advised that it has indeed now closed, but after Mike took his photo. Its dates are - built 1910-12, closed 2013. As can be seen on the 2010 Streetview, the windows had been covered with perspex or similar after Mike's visit. SN 7044 1082. Link. Coflein entry. All © Mike Berrell (2009).
Cymmer, the former St. John (CiW), now a private residence. Bethania Calvinistic Methodist Church. Gilgal Community Church. The derelict Hebron Independent Church (1903). St. Joseph (R.C.). All © Gerard Charmley (2010).

Cynonville, the former Baptist Tabernacle, about to be demolished. Another view. Both © Gerard Charmley (2010).

Danygraig, Independent Chapel (1909). © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Duffryn Rhondda, Seion Calvinistic Methodist Mission Hall (1922). © Gerard Charmley (2010).

Gellionen, Unitarian Chapel. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Glyncorrwg, St. John the Baptist (CiW). Another view. Calfaria Baptist Chapel (closed). Bible Christian Chapel. Next door to it stands its successor, the United Methodist Chapel (1913), now apparently derelict. The former Nebo Congregational Chapel. Calvinistic Methodist Chapel. All © Gerard Charmley (2010).
Glynneath.
Gwaun-cae-Gurwen, Carmel Chapel (Independent, 1877). Two views of the rather handsome interior - 1, 2. Its Coflein entry says it was a re-build of a chapel of 1821. SN 7031 1191. All © Mike Berrell (2009). This source says it has now been converted to residential use.

Margam, Port Talbot - see Port Talbot.

Neath.
Neath Abbey, Neath, Neath Port Talbot - see Neath.

Oakwood, the former parish church (CiW), now a private residence. Former Baptist Chapel. Another view. All © Gerard Charmley (2010).

Pen-y-Cae, Saron Calvinistic Methodist Chapel. © Gerard Charmley (2010).
Pontardawe.
Pontrhydyfen, the derelict Jerusalem Calvinistic Methodist Chapel. Macpelah-Sardis Independent Chapel, formed following the merger of two congregations in 1994. Both © Gerard Charmley (2010).
Port Talbot.

Resolven, St. David. Sardis Baptist Chapel (1904). Sardis English Baptist Chapel (1892). Another St. David. All © Peter Morgan (2011).
Rhyd-y-Fro, the former Capel Saron, now in secular use. SN 713 060. It was replaced in 1904 by New Capel Saron. SN 713 060. Both © Mike Berrell. (2009).

Sandfields, Port Talbot - see Port Talbot.
Skewen.

Taibach, Port Talbot - see Port Talbot.
Tonna, St. Anne (CiW) on St. Anne's Terrace. Another view. Nazareth Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel on Henfaes Road. Noddfa Newydd Baptist Church on Wenallt Road was built to replace Aberdulais Baptist Church, which was demolished in the early 1990's to make way for a road. Another view. All © Jim Parker.
Tonmawr, St. Teilo (CiW). Mission Church. Both © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Trebanos, Parish Church. Capel y Graig Unitarian Chapel (1893), built to replace the remote Gellionen Chapel (see above). Gosen Independent Church has dates 1865 and 1891. All © Gerard Charmley (2011).

 

 
 

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