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Hermon Chapel is a Grade II listed building dating back to 1862. This non-conformist chapel was constructed in the Italian Renaissance style and built to a design by the prolific chapel architect the Rev Thomas Thomas of Landore. His signature façade, as shown in this instance, features a giant arch extending from the ground up into the gable. The mid-19th century was a popular time for classical architecture, none more so than on chapels.
Non-conformism related to Protestant Christians who refused to conform to the doctrine, discipline or practices of the established Anglican Church (for example Independents, Congregationalists, Baptists and Methodists). Welsh non-conformism increased significantly during the nineteenth century, with non-conformity rapidly becoming the chosen religious option of a large percentage of the Welsh people. It was very common in working class industrial towns and many places of worship date to this period.
