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Thomas was also known an architect and began designing chapels in 1848 and continued through the chapel-building boom of the 1860s and '70s, designing not only for his own
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in 1848, a post which he held until 1853. Reverend Thomas subsequently became a
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462:Bethania Welsh Independent Chapel,
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388:Hermon Chapel and Sunday School,
376:Ebenezer Welsh Independent Chapel
357:Carmel Welsh Independent Chapel,
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317:Saron Welsh Independent Chapel,
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475:Beddoe Rees
450:Llangennech
432:Maesycwmmer
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108:Nationality
53: 1875
46:John Thomas
1042:Categories
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506:6 February
482:References
394:Shropshire
337:Porthmadog
294:Llansamlet
263:Later life
190:Early life
457:Llangadog
413:(1870/1)
407:Llandysul
370:St Clears
365:(1861/2)
354:(1860/1)
330:Ffairfach
314:(1852/3)
304:Capel Als
298:Glamorgan
200:Llandeilo
196:Ffairfach
180:architect
140:architect
75:Llandeilo
464:Bethesda
439:Pembroke
425:Resolven
390:Oswestry
363:Anglesey
319:Tredegar
308:Llanelli
253:pediment
173:minister
990:Sources
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445:(1878)
343:(1860)
325:(1858)
269:Mumbles
228:Landore
220:Clydach
208:Swansea
171:church
101:Swansea
97:Mumbles
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273:Sketty
257:pulpit
177:chapel
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