Soar y mynydd
Encyclopedia
Soar-y-mynydd is a Calvinist Methodist
chapel
and perhaps the most remote chapel in Wales
. It was the subject of a painting by Ogwyn Davies
in 1993
on the road from Tregaron
to Llyn Brianne
.
(1812-88) - and his trustees. The two-storey chapel is built to a traditional design with a long side-wall; the pulpit
is located between the two doorways. The building was also used as the local school until the 1940s.
Calvinistic Methodists
Calvinistic Methodists are a body of Christians forming the Presbyterian Church of Wales and claiming to be the only denomination of the Presbyterian order in Wales which is of purely Welsh origin.-Early history:...
chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
and perhaps the most remote chapel in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It was the subject of a painting by Ogwyn Davies
Ogwyn Davies
Ogwyn Davies is a Welsh artist, born in Trebanos in the Swansea Valley. He studied at the Swansea School of Art before living and working in Tregaron, Ceredigion. He taught art at Tregaron comprehensive school for many years, while also maintaining and developing his independent career as an artist...
in 1993
Location
It stands near the banks of the river CamddwrCamddwr
The Camddwr is a significant right-bank tributary of the River Towy in the eastern part of Ceredigion, mid Wales. It rises on the undulating plateau east of Garn Gron and flows in a generally south-southeasterly direction into Llyn Brianne, a reservoir formed by the damming of the upper Towy A...
on the road from Tregaron
Tregaron
Tregaron is a market town in the county of Ceredigion, Wales, lying on the River Brenig , a tributary of the River Teifi. The town is twinned with Plouvien, in Finistere, France. According to the 2001 Census, Tregaron's population was 1,183, of whom 68.8% spoke Welsh fluently.-History:Tregaron...
to Llyn Brianne
Llyn Brianne
Llyn Brianne is a man-made lake or reservoir in the headwaters of the River Tywi in central Wales.-Construction:The reservoir was constructed by Wimpey Construction in the late 1960s and early 1970s in order to regulate the flow in the River Tywi to support large potable water abstraction at...
.
History
The chapel was built in the 1820s by Ebenezer Richards - minister at Tregaron and father of Henry RichardHenry Richard
Rev. Henry Richard MP , "the Apostle of Peace", was a Congregational minister and Welsh Member of Parliament, 1868-88. The son of the Rev...
(1812-88) - and his trustees. The two-storey chapel is built to a traditional design with a long side-wall; the pulpit
Pulpit
Pulpit is a speakers' stand in a church. In many Christian churches, there are two speakers' stands at the front of the church. Typically, the one on the left is called the pulpit...
is located between the two doorways. The building was also used as the local school until the 1940s.