Whilst travelling around south Wales previous to my last trip, me and my friends had driven past this large, imposing chapel and made a note of it as a couple of the lower windows had small boards on them and it simply looked uncared for. At the time we were heading home and rapidly running out of daylight so on the next trip we decided to check things out. And oh boy am I glad we did.

I don't think any of us expected to actually get in, the way in was very much a surprise along the lines of 'hot damn I can't believe it'. None of us had any idea what to expect from the interior but the building was large enough for it to be a pretty grand example of Welsh chapel, and needless to say we were all absolutely blown away by what we saw. There's something extra special about rolling up somewhere with no idea what lies within, and experiencing a place you've never seen in photos before for the first time. It's actual, real exploring rather than the hordes who simply chase the same dozen or so spots with the masses.

The interior was stunning. Beautiful plasterwork on the ceiling, the wall on one side was decaying and peeling, and there was an enormous completely intact organ sat at the far end of the chapel. The only signs of human intervention inside was a small area of the decorative gallery railing missing, and a few pews that had been partially dismantled. It's location must have spared it from being too overrun, as there is a house pretty much attached to one side of the building and we could hear the residents outside in their front garden whilst inside the building at one point.

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WOW !

What an exceptionally well crafted chapel

Simply gorgeous imo

I have never seen anything like this, the architecture is incredible !!

Enjoyed looking Thanks for sharing.

Holy cow! This is an amazing set, this chapel is just beautiful.

Thank you!

Absolutely exquisite.

Amazing. Well shot.

Amazing! Nicely shot and well-curated.

"Help away from home at Christmas", the poster says.

Do you just have this huge backlog of amazing photos that you just post on your off time, seemingly every day?

Posted by roue_libre Do you just have this huge backlog of amazing photos

Some say he is everywhere all the time, had his right eye replaced with a camera lens, has a microSD slot behind his left ear, and has already explored ALL our homes but hasn't gotten around to posting the pics yet. All we know is he is called Mookster.

18 man 18...!!!!!!!!!!!!

So many beautiful lines in your pictures. Absolutely beautiful!

Splendid. I can almost hear the wood creak.

Cheers guys - hopefully I can find more like this!

Still can't get over this dude. This is next level.

Posted by EsseXploreR Still can't get over this dude. This is next level.

It was a beauty alright!

Amazing pipe organ! Though I imagine it didn't work. Did you try it?