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Capel y Crwys is an
Independent chapel In Welsh and English church history, Independents advocated local congregational control of religious and church matters, without any wider geographical hierarchy, either ecclesiastical or political. They were particularly prominent during the ...
located on the
Gower Peninsula Gower ( cy, Gŵyr) or the Gower Peninsula () in southwest Wales, projects towards the Bristol Channel. It is the most westerly part of the historic county of Glamorgan. In 1956, the majority of Gower became the first area in the United Kingd ...
in the village of
Three Crosses, Swansea The Gower Peninsula ( cy, Gŵyr) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It contains over twenty villages and communities. Villages Bishopston Bishopston (, or historically ''Llanm ...
. It is the largest chapel on the Gower earning itself the colloquial name of Gower's "Cathedral". With a history of over two centuries it continues today with a popular membership and involvement in the local community. The chapel is a member of the Union of Welsh Independents


History

The first chapel was built on the site in 1788 and it was rebuilt in 1831. The current chapel building was built in 1877 to the design of John Humphrey, and extended in 1912. The chapel is a Grade II listed building. The village of Three Crosses has a history of
nonconformism Nonconformity or nonconformism may refer to: Culture and society * Insubordination, the act of willfully disobeying an order of one's superior *Dissent, a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or entity ** ...
dating back to 1689. Originally a
Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it has ...
chapel, it gradually became predominantly English-speaking.


Organ

The chapel houses a 1911 Blackett & Howden pipe organ.


References


External links


Capel Y Crwys website
{{coord, 51.627, N, 4.065, W, display=title Congregational churches in Wales Chapels in Swansea Grade II listed churches in Swansea