Calfaria Chapel
Calfaria Baptist Chapel, Aberdare, was one of the largest baptist churches in the South Wales Valleys and the oldest in the Aberdare valley. The chapel had an ornate interior, including a boarded ceiling with a deeply undercut rose, while the balcony balustrading had a cast iron front with an intricate foliage design.
- Chapel
- …lies at an elevation of 449 feet (137 metres)
- …has 2 floors
- Description: Baptist chapel in Aberdare
- Address: Monk Street, Aberdare, CF44 6ZZ
- Also known as“Calfaria Baptist Chapel”“Calfaria Chapel, Aberdare”“Calfaria Chapel,Monk Street”“Calfaria Welsh Baptist Chapel”
- Established: January 1, 1851
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aberdare Library and St Elvan’s Church.
Aberdare Library
Aberdare Library is situated 610 feet northwest of Calfaria Chapel.
St Elvan’s Church
St Elvan's Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in the centre of the town of Aberdare. St Elvan’s Church is situated 500 feet north of Calfaria Chapel.
Siloa Chapel, Aberdare
Siloa Chapel was the largest of the Welsh Independent, or Congregationalist, chapels in Aberdare. Siloa Chapel, Aberdare is situated 780 feet northwest of Calfaria Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abernant and Trecynon.
Abernant
Abernant is a small village north-east of the town of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Trecynon
Trecynon is a village near Aberdare, situated in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Aberaman
Aberaman is a village near Aberdare in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales.
Calfaria Chapel
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Latitude
51.7119° or 51° 42′ 43″ north
Longitude
-3.44598° or 3° 26′ 46″ west
Open location code
9C3RPH63+QJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Welsh—“Calfaria Chapel” goes by many names.
كنيسه كالفاريا المعمدانيهEgyptian Arabic
Calfaria, AberdârWelsh
Capel CalfariaWelsh
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