page_title: Llanelli
section_title: Nonconformism
hierarchical_section_title: Llanelli / Religion / Nonconformism
caption_attribution_description: English: Grade II* listed Tabernacle Chapel, Llanelli
context_page_description: Llanelli is the largest town in Carmarthenshire, the "Garden of Wales", and in the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. Located on the Loughor estuary 10.5 miles north-west of Swansea and 12 miles south-east of the county town, Carmarthen, it was a market town that became industrialised in the early 19th century as the global centre for tinplate production. Several communities nearby may be included colloquially in Llanelli. The community of Llanelli had a population of 25,168 in 2011. Llanelli's current MP is Nia Griffiths. The local authority had previously been the Llanelli Borough Council when the preserved county of Dyfed was in existence, however it is now under Carmarthenshire County Council local authority.
context_section_description: From the early 19th to the late 20th century, Llanelli was a major centre of Welsh nonconformism and there were many notable chapels in the town. Several of these have now closed and others are in serious decline. Their history was chronicled in a volume by BBC journalist Huw Edwards.
  Of these chapels, several are significant, including Capel Als, where David Rees was a minister for many years in the 19th century. Llanelli was noted for its numerous Independent (Congregationalist) chapels, including, Tabernacle, Siloah and Soar.
  The Tabernacle Chapel, built in 1872–1873, by John Humphreys of Morriston, is situated at corner of Town Hall Square, overlooking Town Hall. The site is bordered by Coleshill Terrace, Church Street and Coldstream Street. It is built of brown snecked rubble stone with extensive Bath stone dressings and a slate roof. A prominent feature is the four-pillared Corinthian arcade at the entrance. It was Grade II* listed in December 1992. It is used as a venue by the Llanelli Choral Society. Other listed chapels in Llanelli include Bethel Baptist Chapel in Copperworks Road, Park Congregational Chapel, at the junction between Murray Street and Inkerman Street, Zion Baptist Chapel at Island Place, and Hall Street Methodist Church.
caption: Tabernacle Chapel
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