Rug Chapel Churches

Rug Chapel
Rug, Denbighshire
Rug
Gwynedd
LL21 9BT

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These delightful religious sites are located close together in beautiful countryside just west of Corwen.

Rug is a rare example of a little altered private 17th century chapel. It's founder, 'Old Blue Stockings' Colonel William Salusbury, collaborated with Bishop William Morgan, first translator of the Bible into Welsh.

The chapel's plain exterior gives little hint of the riches within, an interior which reflects the Colonel's 'High Church' religious views.

A rood screen separated clergy from congregation, members of which could feast their eyes on carved wooden angels and an elaborate roof decorated from end to end. Nothing is spared the artist's hand, not even the beams, which are painted with intertwining rose motifs.

There is more carving to admire at ground level, in the alter rails, family pews, painted gallery and bench ends. As a counterpoint to this exuberance, a ghoulish wall painting of a recumbent skeleton serves as a reminder of mortality.

This wonderful little building makes a large impact on visitors. Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens wrote that the chapel influenced his work, including the Viceroy's House in New Delhi, built 1912-30.


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VenueRug Chapel
AddressRug, Denbighshire, Rug, Gwynedd, LL21 9BT
Opening timesApril - Sept, Wed-Sun 10am - 5pm
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Attraction typeChurches

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