Evelyn,
I see that David has given the answer but allow me to elaborate slightly.
The situation in 1881 is without question since neither the chapel of ease
'St. Davids' Ton-Pentre nor St.Peters, Pentre were built.
Also Treorchy, did not have a church as such at that time. It was only in
the 1890s that most of the new parishes were formed out of Ystradyfodwg. But
the parish albeit quite tiny in a religious sense has remained. In 1881 the
Vicar of Ystradyfodwg was William Lewis.
It was also not un-common for Nonconformists to marry in the Parish Church.
In fact my own grand-mother, who was a Welsh Baptist, married in this church
in 1919.
I do not quite understand your comment about seeing the church all boarded
up. David's photograph shows the church quite well. In the corner of that
photograph you can also just make out Bethesda chapel which actually lies
more on Bailey St than the church. It is quite possible that it is this
building you saw boarded up as it still is to this day.
As I said in my previous reply, the old church was demolished(certainly befo
re street-view) but has been replaced by a small more modern building.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Evelyn Clarke" <evelynclarke361(a)btinternet.com>
To: <glamorgan(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 11:54 AM
Subject: [GLA] St John the Baptist+Ton Pentre
Hi
Can anyone confirm if St John the Baptist Church, Bailey Street, Ton
Pentre was the parish church of Ystradyfodwg in 1881 ? and also if there
is a picture of it in its former glory, the only thing I have been able to
find is a street view taken a couple of years ago with it all boarded up
???
Many thanks
Evelyn
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