It had been left to go to rack and ruin, with its condition rapidly going downhill. The Grade II listed Brynhyfryd Chapel, which was built in the 18th century and used a Sunday school for generations was in desperate need of some TLC when it went up for auction at the beginning of 2019.
Made of solid stone construction under a timber framed pitched roof with slate coverings, the historic building along Llangyfelach Road in Swansea, which still has many of its original features, went up for grabs for £100,000, with community leaders underlying the desperate need for it to be brought back into use again to prevent it from receiving unwanted attention and further deteriorating. You can read more about that by clicking here.
And the prayers of the community have now been answered, as a charity came forward to breathe new life into once cherished cornerstone of the area. Muslim Welfare House purchased the building and has been hard at work for the last two years to restore it. Get more Swansea stories straight to your inbox with our newsletter.
