Chapel, Llanfihangel
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Sion Chapel (Calvinistic Methodist)   

Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn Sion Chapel was built in 1832 and rebuilt in 1839 and 1865.  The chapel is built in the Vernacular style of the long-wall entry type and has an attached chapel house.  It was still in use as a chapel in 1994 but has subsequently been decommissioned and converted to a private dwelling.

Architectural external details:  Built 1832 in stone with a slate gable roof.  The main façade faces south and it has a single rectangular entrance door.  On the ground floor are two longitudinal rectangular eight-pane fixed windows to the centre with two eight-panes to either side.

The northern elevation has a boundary with adjoining property plus two ten-pane longitudinal windows with opening lights.  There are no particular features on the west gable end and the eastern wall adjoins chapel house.

Internal details:  It had plastered walls and ceiling with Dado panelling, tongue and groove flooring and aisles with separate bench pews.  Three rows of longitudinally aligned pews to either side of sedd fawr (big seat).  It is estimated that the chapel would seat around 100 people. On the west side of chapel there was a rectangular raised platform enclosed by wood panelling.  No fixed seats.  Classical moulded arch reredos in the recess. 

On the west wall there was an inscription "Praise The Lord".  Three steps led up from either side of square pulpit, panelled with gothic niches and a fixed lectern with two wrought iron lamp holders on either side of pulpit with a Bench speaker's seat and two lamp holders on the eastern wall.  There were two portable organs either side of pulpit. Large entrance gate to chapel and house from lane.  Small chapel house garden.