1858 | St. Lleurwg’s Church in Wales, Station Road |
1957 | St. Winifred’s Church in Wales, Penwaun (sister church to the above) |
1823/2008 | Nebo Welsh Congregational, High Street seating 650 |
1823/1974 | Bethel Welsh Calvanistic Methodists, Bethel Place seating 900 New Bethel 1975 to the late 1990s, Merthyr Road |
1920s | Mr John Roderick’s Christian Mission held in Bethel Vestry,Bethel Place |
1824/1977 | Soar Weslyan Methodist, Station Road seating 400 |
1826/1986 | Ramoth Welsh Baptists, Davies Street seating 750 |
1994 | Ramoth refirbished – now Ramoth Chritian Centre |
1866/2006 | Mount Pleasant English Congregational, Harris Street seating 300 |
1876/1986 | English Weslyan Methodists, Penyard Road seating 200 |
1881/1970 | Tabernacle Wesh Congregational, Brecon Road seating 530 (Originally Trinity Chapel 1839/45) rebuilt 1881 |
1900/1985 | Zion English Baptists, Foundry Road – rebuilt 1986 |
1966 | St. Therese R.C. Church – the original church being the Mission Room off Penhow behind High Street overlooking the ironworks. |
1902 | The Peniel Pentecostal Mission was formed by joining with the Free Mission off Merthyr Road (1938?) probably named Jerusalem Pentecosal Church. Now house in Ramoth Chapel premises. |
Original information taken from Kelly’s Directory 1926. Additional information courtesy of Mr. A. V. Jones, author of “Chapels of the Cynon Valley” & “Churches of the Cynon Valley”.
Books available from the author, Mr A. V. Jones, 3 Holly Drive, Aberdare, CF44 8PB
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