Sorry, did not get through first time. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Coleman" <jeff.coleman@ntlworld.com> To: <monmouthshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [MON] Llanover or Hanover Chapel?? > http://www.genfair.com/shop/pages/gnt/page11.html shows that Gwent FHS > sells > Monumental Inscriptions for Llanover: St. Bartholomew & Hanover Chapel > > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MON/Llanover/ refers to a book about > Hanover Chapel,Llanover > Harris, John G. Hanover Chapel : celebrating 350 years of worship at > Llanover : Hanover United Reformed Church, Llanover 1644-1994. Llanover : > Hanover United Reformed Church, 1994. 8p. > > This line in Ruth's original email suggests that this is the right place: > "Married in the Hanover Chapel according to > the Rites and Ceremonies of the Independents by me Robert Thomas > minister, Joseph Ellis registrar". > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familyalbum/klanover.htm lists > among the residents of the parish of Llanover > Davies Rev. David (Congregational) > > It looks as if Hanover chapel in the parish of Llanover near Abergavenny > was > originally Independent, becoming Congregational and then United Reformed > Church. > > http://www.british-history.ac.uk/mapsheet.asp?compid=55188&sheetid=6510&ox=4499&oy=2980&zm=1&czm=1&x=373&y=91 > > shows 'Hanover Chapel,Independent' in the village of Rhyd-y-meirch in > Llanover parish. in a detailed map around 1880 > > If you go to http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/ and search > on 'Llanover' you will see a small + near the road junction which is the > location of this chapel, which from the map sign has neither tower nor > steeple. > > Llanover parish included part of the iron town of Blaenavon. > > Jeff >