Bethesda Independent Chapel,Manod Road, Blaenau Ffestiniog,

TO CONTRACTORS. New Chapel, Bethesda, Blaenau Festiniog. The committee is prepared to receive Tenders for the above. Plans and Specifications to be seen at Mr. THOMAS EDWARDS, Bryn Eifion, Bethania and Tenders addressed to the Rev. OWEN JONES, Bethania, Blaenau Festiniog, on or before the 26th inst. The committee does not kind itself to accept the lowest or any Tender. RICHARD OWENS, Architect. 2, Breck-road, Liverpool, Jan. 4, 1869. [Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald 9 January 1869 page 1 – contracts]. [Baner ac Amserau Cymru 16 January 1869 page 8] [Baner ac Amserau Cymru 23 January 1869 page 8] [Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald 9 January 1869 page 1]

Bethesda Methodist Chapel was first built in 1819 and a second Bethesda in 1848, to the design of architect Richard Humphreys of Dyffryn. Bethesda was rebuilt a third time in 1870, in the Lombardic/Italian style of the gable entry type, by architect Richard Owen of Liverpool. This chapel was modified in 1895. The early 1819 chapel, now called St Martin's Hall, is Grade 2 listed and the final 1870 building is still in chapel use. [Coflein]