Cathedral Road Calvinistic Methodist Chapel

Heritage listing

Reason for designation: Included as a good Edwardian non-conformist church which has been very little altered. History: Built in 1903, and designed by Edgar G C Down. Converted into offices in 1993-4. Exterior: The church is faced with thin courses of dark brown Pontypridd stone rubble, with ashlar, probably Bath stone, dressings. Welsh slate roof with lead to the spire. Seven bay nave with six bay aisles, north-west tower with entrance, large porches also at south-west and north-east corners. Late Perpendicular style with both Gothic and Arts and Crafts details. The street (south-west) elevation is of six bays with a vestibule at the north-west end and vestries etc. at the south-west end. Each bay with 2-centred headed window of 2-lights with mouchettes and reticulated heads; relieving arch over; flanked by battered buttresses. Parapet with band above, very steeply pitched roof with large chimney stack on south-east gable. At the south-west end there is a large porch with battered buttresses; doorway with moulded arch and clustered columns; carved spandrels; band of panelling above doorhead punctuated by onion flower motif. At the north-west end similar porch with gable over at the base of a square Perpendicular style tower. This is of four stages with full height clasping buttresses. The porch facing Cathedral Road and a 4-centred arch window facing Gileston Road are on the ground stage. The first stage has similar windows facing in both directions for the ringing chamber. The second has slit windows and the belfry stage is ashlar with a large 3-light opening with Perpendicular tracery above a panelled apron and beneath a segmental arch. Panelled parapet and small spire. The south-east gable carries large flues rising from the vestries to the gable stack. The north-we

From Cadw under OGL v3.