Jerusalem, Ynysybwl

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Jerusalem, Ynysybwl was a Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Thompson Street, Ynysybwl, Glamorgan, Wales. Services at Jerusalem were conducted in the Welsh language.

Ynysybwl is a village in Cwm Clydach in Wales. It is situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, roughly 15 miles (24 km) north-north-west of Cardiff, 5 miles (8 km) north of Pontypridd and 16 miles (26 km) south of Merthyr Tydfil, and forms part of the community of Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm.

Glamorgan, or sometimes Glamorganshire,, is one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval petty kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three preserved counties of Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan. The name also survives in that of Vale of Glamorgan, a county borough.

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km² (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous, with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.

Early history

The church at Jerusalem dates to 1885, when meetings began to be held by a number of miners at a house in the village.^[1] In 1888 a chapel was built by William and Edward Williams of Cribinddu Farm, who became deacons at the chapel and generous financial benefactors.^[1] Rev D. Jones was the first minister.

From its earliest days, Jerusalem, like other chapels, hosted cultural events beyond the religious sphere. In 1889, the eisteddfod at Jerusalem saw the young poet J.J. Williams come to prominence.^[2]

In Welsh culture, an eisteddfod is a Welsh festival of literature, music and performance. The tradition of such a meeting of Welsh artists dates back to at least the 12th century, when a festival of poetry and music was held by Rhys ap Gruffydd of Deheubarth at his court in Cardigan in 1176, but the decline of the bardic tradition made it fall into abeyance. The current format owes much to an 18th-century revival arising out of a number of informal eisteddfodau. The closest English equivalent to eisteddfod is "session"; the word is formed from two Welsh morphemes: eistedd, meaning "sit", and bod, meaning "be". In some countries, the term eisteddfod is used for certain types of performing arts competitions that have nothing to do with Welsh culture.

John James Williams, commonly known by his bardic name of "J.J.", was a Welsh poet and served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1936 to 1939.

Twentieth century

Isaac Morris was minister from 1913 until 1925, followed by T.M. Lloyd from 1925 until 1931.^[1] Membership remained at 270 in 1938.^[1] Randall Jones, a former miner, was minister from 1938 until 1946.^[1] He was followed by H. Glyn Davies from 1946 until 1955 and J.L. Mathias from 1955 until around 1970.^[1] The chapel closed in 1976 with the members joining the Baptist congregation at Noddfa.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jones. Chapels of the Cynon Valley. p. 7.
↑ "Jerusalem, Ynysybwl". Tarian y Gweithiwr. 23 May 1889. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

Bibliography

Jones, Alan Vernon (2004). Chapels of the Cynon Valley. Cynon Valley Historical Society. ISBN 0953107612.

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Coordinates: 51°38′09″N3°21′30″W / 51.6357°N 3.3582°W / 51.6357; -3.3582

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[AVJ_chapels_Jerusalem,_Ynysybwl-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jones. Chapels of the Cynon Valley. p. 7.

[TG_23-5-89_JerYnys-2] "Jerusalem, Ynysybwl". Tarian y Gweithiwr. 23 May 1889. Retrieved 19 May 2015.