Calfaria was one of the many

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chapels in

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History

Established in 1881, the original chapel was a modest red-brick building which cost £500 and was opened in January 1882. The first minister was James Griffiths, who moved to Calfaria, Aberdare, in 1890. In 1887–1888 a new chapel was built in the Lombardic or

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style to a design by George Morgan of Carmarthen, and the old chapel became the Sunday school. Calfaria was much affected by the

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, during which a large number of prayer meetings were held. However, a prominent member was so overcome by the emotional impact of the revival that he was removed to Carmarthen Asylum. The chapel flourished for over a century before closing in the early twenty-first century. The building is now derelict.

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