CMA: Machynlleth English Presbyterian Church Records,

Records of the English Presbyterian Church, Machynlleth, 1874-1983, including minutes of meetings, 1905-1983; financial papers, 1874-1950; registers of Church members and the Temperance Society, 1886-1947; Sunday School records, 1903-1918; administrative records, 1878-1926; and miscellaneous papers, 1877-[c. 1976].

The English cause in Machynlleth began in the Board of Guardians meeting rooms [c. 1864]. When the new Maengwyn Welsh Calvinistic Chapel was opened in 1867, the English cause moved to the vacated 'Capel Norton'. The chapel was referred to as 'Capel Larkin', a reference to W. H. Larkin, one of the founders of the English cause. It was also sometimes referred to as 'Capel Relwê' (the 'Railway Chapel'), a reference to the influx of non-Welsh speakers to the area with the opening of the railway in 1863. This was predominantly a Sunday School from which, in 1873, fundraising began for the erection of a new chapel. The site of a former public house, the Raven Inn, was purchased and in 1876 the foundation stone was laid. The new English Presbyterian Chapel was opened in December 1877. Four dilapidated cottages were purchased in 1895 and these were demolished to make way for the schoolroom and meeting house which was opened in 1901.

Arranged at NLW into six series: church minute books; financial papers; registers; Sunday School records; administrative records; and miscellaneous papers.

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Mr G. R. Mill; Machynlleth; Deposit; October 2008; 004571245.

The English cause in Machynlleth began in the Board of Guardians meeting rooms [c. 1864]. When the new Maengwyn Welsh Calvinistic Chapel was opened in 1867, the English cause moved to the vacated 'Capel Norton'. The chapel was referred to as 'Capel Larkin', a reference to W. H. Larkin, one of the founders of the English cause. It was also sometimes referred to as 'Capel Relwê' (the 'Railway Chapel'), a reference to the influx of non-Welsh speakers to the area with the opening of the railway in 1863. This was predominantly a Sunday School from which, in 1873, fundraising began for the erection of a new chapel. The site of a former public house, the Raven Inn, was purchased and in 1876 the foundation stone was laid. The new English Presbyterian Chapel was opened in December 1877. Four dilapidated cottages were purchased in 1895 and these were demolished to make way for the schoolroom and meeting house which was opened in 1901.

Title created from contents of fonds.

November 2011.

Description compiled by Amy Rogers and Wil Williams. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: historical notes in 6/1 within this archive, and RCAHMW website (http://www.coflein.gov.uk/), accessed October 2011;

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Reports for the years 1972-1981, 1983-1984 are in NLW, CMA EZ2/105; report for the year 1983 is in NLW's Printed Collection.

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