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Bethel Chapel, Pontrhydfen. The now, sadly dilapidated, once magnificent Bethel Chapel, located across the Y Bont Fawr bridge, Pontrhydyfen. it was here on the 11th of August, 1984 that the Pontrhydyfen Memorial Service for the life of Richard Burton took place.
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Classical style chapel of snecked, rock-faced sandstone and slate roof. The 3-bay gable end front has round-headed sash windows in the outer bays. Central double panelled doors are under a round-headed overlight with late C19 coloured glass. Above are triple round-headed sash windows in the central bay. The pedimented gable has a soffit with billet...
Listed for the special architectural interest of its well-designed classical front in a prominent location.
Along the ‘Birthplace Trail’ in Pontrhydyfen, you can see his birthplace and hear him quote a passage of ‘Under Milk Wood’, a play by his favourite poet Dylan Thomas. Information panels are located along the trail, which provide interesting facts on Richard’s childhood and career.
Jul 13, 2016 · The actor lived as a tax exile in Switzerland, and it’s there that he is buried, but in the graveyard of Pontrhydyfen’s Jerusalem Chapel, his name has been added to his parents’ gravestone.
Find 107 memorial records at the Jerusalem Chapel cemetery in Pontrhydyfen, Neath Port Talbot. Add a memorial, flowers or photo.
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Jerusalem Methodist Chapel was built in 1824, rebuilt in 1845 and rebuilt again in 1876. The present chapel, dated 1876, was built by the architect W. Jones of Rhondda and the builder E....