Chapels - St Athan

This project is fully described on Glamorgan Chapels Database

This St Athan database compiled by Gareth Hicks

If a chapel is already mentioned on the main parish page then its name will act as a link to that section for any data recorded there - such as extant records and OS Grid references

Some chapels may have more than one entry if it is not possible to correctly identify each from a particular source

(For an explanation of the various non-conformist denominations see Wales - Genealogy Help Pages )

Sources referred to (indicated by number shown in brackets after the data entry) where there may be more data available

Sources;

• 1. The Chapels Recording Project in Wales (RCAHMW)
• 2. Dissent in the Counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth by Hywel D Emanuel, National Library of Wales journal, Vol VIII/4, Winter 1954.
• 3. Kelly's Directory, South Wales 1895 - the Archive CD Books Cd
• 4. Kelly's Directory, South Wales 1910 - the Archive CD Books Cd
• 5. Jones, I.G. & Williams, D. The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. UWP, Cardiff, 1976
• 6. Glamorgan FHS - the publications lists etc

Additional sources;

• Slaters Directory for 1880

Baptist

Baptist; a dwelling-house situated in the Broadway

• 1844, May 24; Baptist; a dwelling-house situated in the Broadway, being the property of Mrs. Esther Norman; William Roberts of the parish of Llancarfan, Baptist Minister, William Jones, William Jones, junior (2)

Congregationalist

None found

Methodist

St Athan Welsh CM chapel (Hope chapel), Beggars Pound

• St Athan CM chapel (Hope), Beggars Pound, St Athan ST01766832 Built c 1843, closed in 1950 (1)
• There is a Welsh CM chapel, seats 150 1895 (3) and 1910 (4)
• The Wesleyan and Calvinistic Methodists have each a place of worship Slaters Directory for 1880
• Hope CM chapel Erected in 1845 William Stephens, Chapel Steward 1851 (5)
• 1843, February 21; Calvinistic Methodist; a meeting-house called Hope Chapel; William Samuel of the parish of Llancarfan, farmer (2)
• Extant records (6 under Vale of Glamorgan Collection)

Wesleyan Methodist chapel

• Sain Tathan Wesleyan Methodist chapel (St Athan's), Sant Athan ST01736793 Built 1811/13, enlarged in 1845 and 1878 and rebuilt/modified 1913, demolished and rebuilt on new site c1970 (1)
• See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
• The Wesleyan and Calvinistic Methodists have each a place of worship Slaters Directory for 1880
• 1811, September 9; Wesleyan; a chapel; Edward Anwyl, Minister, Thomas Alexander, Michael Spencer, David Jones, John Spencer (2)

• Wesleyan Methodist chapel Erected in 1811 Samuel Hammett, Chapel Steward 1851 (5)
• There is an English Wesleyan chapel, seats 130 1895 (3) and 1910 (4)
• Bethel Welsh Wesleyan Erected in 1811 John Rees, Minister 1851 (5)

• There are apparently two separate Wesleyan chapels here, one Welsh and the other English

Other (or unidentified)

None

[Last Updated : 4 Dec 2011 - Gareth Hicks]