What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Merthyr Tydfil.
Zion Methodist Church in Aberfan was built in the late 19th or early 20th century, reflecting a modest vernacular Welsh chapel style common in nonconformist communities. It is significant as a local place of worship that would have played a central role in the spiritual and social life of the Aberfan community.
Places near here
Capel Aberfan;Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Aberfan Road, AberfanChapel · 48 yd
Weak bridge across the River Taff, AberfanHeritage place · 109 yd
Access through Aberfan cemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 156 yd
Disused chapel, Aberfan CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 162 yd
Station Hill, AberfanMountain or hill · 219 yd
Zebra crossing, Bells Hill, Merthyr ValeMountain or hill · 756 yd
Ynysowen Community Primary School and a wooded backdrop, AberfanHeritage place · 956 yd
Spelbrook Memorial WoodlandForest or wood · 1022 yd
Standing stoneStanding or carved stone · 1432 yd
Mynydd Y CapelMountain / peak · 1434 yd
Twyn BrynbychanMountain / peak · 1520 yd
Cefn Merthyr Standing StoneStanding Stone · 1521 ydOther information
Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0