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Merthyr mountain and on land leased from Theophilus Richards. Hen Dy Cwrdd was the third daughter church established, following those at Cefn in 1747 and at Ynysgau in 1749. The original chapel resembled a modest cottage or inn with an outside staircase. It could hold a congregagation of between
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In 1916, Hen-Dy-Cwrdd extended an invitation to E.R. Dennis (1882-1949), a native of
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The chapel itself closed in 1994 but the cause was maintained by the transfer of the members to
Highland Place Chapel, Aberdare, which continued to be ministered by Eric Jones until his retirement in 2004.
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Carmarthen Gaol in 1811. After his release he was invited to be minister at Hen-Dy-Cwrdd and remained until his death in 1833.
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In 1861, the original structure was demolished and replaced by a much larger chapel which, although designed to be simple, resembled many other nonconformist chapels of the era.
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Tomos Glyn Cothi was succeeded by John Jones who ministered for thirty years until his death in 1863. Jones was also prominent in radical politics and wrote for the Welsh
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Following the closure of the chapel, the building was acquired by the Welsh
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