A concert is to be held in the Plough Chapel in Brecon to celebrate 325 years since it was established as a place of worship.

It was first licensed as a Nonconformist chapel in 1699 and it got its name from the building which at that time also contained a tavern.

The concert, featuring the Builth Wells Male Voice Choir, will be held on Sunday, November 3, at 6:30 pm.

The conductor, Adrian Morgan, will introduce two soloists - Stefanie Harvey-Powell and Ioan Joshua Mabbutt.

Stefanie is a coloratura soprano from near Ystradfellte who regularly performs at concerts and Eisteddfodau. She studied at the Royal College of Music and Drama in Cardiff and now works as a solicitor.

Ioan is from Aberystwyth and is just 17 years old. He won the boys solo in the National Eisteddfod in 2022 and in this year’s Urdd Eisteddfod he won third prize in the tenor/bass solo competition.

The Plough was first licensed after the Toleration Act of 1689 granted freedom of worship to so-called Dissenters. They were Nonconformists who refused to worship in the Church of England. Ten years later, the meeting-house was established in Brecon on the present site.

In 1841, a new chapel was built in the Victorian style with a seating capacity of 700.

But the greatest physical transformation came towards the end of the 19th century when the present interior was constructed. The elaborate carved woodwork led one expert to describe it as one of the most beautiful chapel interiors in Wales.

The Plough, situated in Lion Street, now belongs to the United Reformed Church whilst also retaining its membership of the Union of Welsh Independents.

This concert is an opportunity to savour the centuries of worship in this building while listening to the choir and soloists.

Tickets cost just £10 each and are available to purchase at Bulwark Kitchen in Brecon, or can be brought on the evening of the performance on the door.

The Plough Chapel can be found at 1 Lion Street, Brecon - postcode LD3 7AU.