When you pass a derelict building, drowning in ivy with no windows and years of neglect as its only company, do you wonder what it looks like inside and itch to find out? This was certainly the case when BBC TV's Homes Under the Hammer's Martin Roberts visited a derelict chapel dating back to around 1838 hiding near the historic viaduct in Cefn Coed-y-Cymmer near Merthyr Tydfil.
And as soon as he arrives it's love at first sight for Martin: "Oh wow! You can probably guess from the outside it's not going to be in particularly good state inside, and you'd be right - it is pretty derelict!" The chapel hadn't been used for many years Martin judged by the state of the building, but that didn't stop his love from deepening further.
He says: "Thankfully some of the original features are still here - look at that gallery! And some fantastic features in the ceiling, and just this, well amazing space! Clearly this is going to be a massively complicated job, but who cares?! Wow!"
