Howell Harris Memorial Chapel
Howell Harris Memorial Chapel is a church in Talgarth, Powys, Wales. Howell Harris Memorial Chapel is situated nearby to Pen-Twyn Farmhouse, as well as near the village Talgarth.Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Presbyterian
- Description: Grade II* listed farmhouse developed into a commune and college
- Also known as: “Coleg Trefeca”, “Trevecka College”, and “Trevecka fawr”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bronllys Castle and Bronllys Hospital.
Bronllys Castle
Castle
Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bronllys Castle is a motte and bailey fortress standing south of Bronllys, towards Talgarth in Powys, Wales. The original castle, constructed of wood, was founded in or soon after 1100 by Richard Fitz Pons, the owner of the nearby Herefordshire barony of Clifford, who was a supporter of Bernard of Neufmarché. Bronllys Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Howell Harris Memorial Chapel.
Bronllys Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bronllys Hospital is a health facility in Bronllys, Wales. It is managed by Powys Teaching Health Board. The Basil Webb Hall and the Chapel are Grade II listed buildings. Bronllys Hospital is situated 2 miles north of Howell Harris Memorial Chapel.
Pwll y wrach
Waterfall
Pwll y wrach or Pwll-y-wrach is a feature on the River Ennig near Talgarth in south Powys, Wales. The river plunges in two separate streams over a lip of hard rock into a pool scoured in the softer mudstones of the underlying Raglan Mudstone formation. Pwll y wrach is situated 1½ miles east of Howell Harris Memorial Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trefeca and Talgarth.
Trefeca
Hamlet
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trefeca, located between Talgarth and Llangorse Lake in what is now south Powys in Wales, was the birthplace and home of the 18th-century Methodist leader Howell Harris.
Talgarth
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talgarth is a market town, community and electoral ward in southern Powys, Mid Wales, about 12 miles north of Crickhowell, 19 miles north-east of Brecon and 15 miles south-east of Builth Wells.
Llandyfaelog Tre’r-graig
Hamlet
Llandyfaelog Tre'r-graig is a hamlet in Powys, Wales. It is in the Felin-fach community and historically in Brecknockshire. There are several forms of the name, including Llandefaelog Tre'r Graig, with Tre'r-graig added to distinguish between it from Llandyfaelog, Carmarthenshire, and nearby Llandyfaelog Fach. Llandyfaelog Tre’r-graig is situated 2 miles southwest of Howell Harris Memorial Chapel.
Howell Harris Memorial Chapel
- Categories: farmhouse, university building, religious building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Talgarth, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.98146° or 51° 58′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.24782° or 3° 14′ 52″ westInception
1872Open location code
9C3RXQJ2+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 582437693OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=presbyterianWikidata ID
Q108824483
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In Other Languages
“Howell Harris Memorial Chapel” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Coleg Trefeca”
- Welsh: “Trevecka fawr”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coleg Trefeca and Pen-Twyn Farmhouse.
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