Capel Y Crwys
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Capel Y Crwys is an Independent Congregation chapel located on the Gower Peninsula
in the village of Three Crosses, Swansea. 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
The village of Three Crosses has a history of nonconformism
dating back to 1689.
Gower Peninsula
Gower or the Gower Peninsula is a peninsula in south Wales, jutting from the coast into the Bristol Channel, and administratively part of the City and County of Swansea. Locally it is known as "Gower"...
in the village of Three Crosses, Swansea. 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 rebuilt in 1831. The current chapel building was built in 1878 and extended in 1912. The chapel is a Grade II listed building.The village of Three Crosses has a history of nonconformism
Nonconformism
Nonconformity is the refusal to "conform" to, or follow, the governance and usages of the Church of England by the Protestant Christians of England and Wales.- Origins and use:...
dating back to 1689.