Beulah Chapel, Margam
Beulah Chapel, Margam
Beulah Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, also called the Round Chapel or Capel y Groes, is a Grade II* octagonal chapel at the north end of Tollgate Park, Margam. It is the only surviving octagonal chapel in Wales.
- Location
- Margam, Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- County
- Glamorgan
- City / town
- Margam
- Address
- Tollgate Park, Margam, Glamorgan, SA13 2DD
- Postcode
- SA13 2DD
- Built
- 1838 at Groes; dismantled 1974 and rebuilt 1976 at Tollgate Park
- Architect
- Edward Haycock; chapel design associated with C R M Talbot; built by Thomas Jenkin
- Denomination
- Other
- Parish
- Margam
- Grade
- II*
- Style
- Lombardic / round-arched octagonal chapel
- Materials
- Ashlar with hipped slate roof; octagonal plan
- Grid reference
- SS 783 874
- Opening hours
- Sorry, there are no regular opening times for this church.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas
Overview
Cadw (list 14172, designated 1 September 1976) records a Lombardic-style chapel built in 1838 as part of the planned village of Groes, which replaced Margam village when C. R. M. Talbot enlarged Margam Park. The village was designed by Edward Haycock; Talbot is said to have influenced the chapel, whose octagonal form may follow the chapter house at Margam. Thomas Jenkin built it for £800 using estate material. Each bay except the entrance has a pair of tall round-headed lights; an oculus sits high on each side. An oval tablet reads: Beulah Calvinistic Methodist Chapel Built at Groes 1838, Dismantled and rebuilt on this site 1976.
The chapel was taken down in 1974 ahead of M4 works and rebuilt in Tollgate Park in 1976. Cadw lists it at Grade II* as the only surviving octagonal chapel in Wales and a special example of the round-arched style in chapel architecture. The interior has aisles converging on a moulded coving and an ornate plaster ceiling rose.