Carmel, Trecynon was a Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Hirwaun Road, Trecynon, Aberdare, Wales. Services at Carmel were conducted in the Welsh language.
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Early History
Carmel was the first Calvinistic Methodist chapel to be established in the Aberdare district The earliest meetings were said to have been held from 1799 onwards and the first chapel was eventually built in 1829.
This chapel cost around £1,000 and had seating for 700 people.
The chapel was rebuilt in 1896 at a cost of £2,394.
Later History
The chapel eventually closed in 1988 and the remaining members transferred to Siloh, Trecynon, which itself closed in 1996.
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