Some listers may not be fully conscious of the 'not so rare' phenomenon illustrated in the entry below. * Tabernacle Chapel, Penygarn, Pontypool Particular Baptist Erected 1835 Attendance - morning 200 + 40 scholars, afternoon 118 scholars, evening 320 "This church was formed in the C17th and in 1727 a chapel was built about half a mile out of Town called Penygarn. In consequence of the distance the present place was erected in Town, the old chapel still remaining with a large burying ground attached" Benjamin Jones, Senior Deacon, Grocer etc, Trosnant, Pontypool This is replicated in my 'home' villages of Cwmgors/Gwauncaegurwen, the original (Old) Carmel Ind Chapel being half way up the hillside above the villages (on the track that used to be a main route over the hills), and the New Carmel down on the main street. The cemetery continues to be used at Old Carmel, there is no graveyard at New Carmel - no room for one. The one in Llangiwg/Pontardawe being an example of a parish church becoming isolated from its community and lapsing into disuse. Gareth Genuki Wales http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ Help Page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html Cwmgors/Waun http://www.tytwp.plus.com/Waun/Waun.html