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Chapel Renovation Project Thrives Despite Challenges in Pwllheli

4/18/2026

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Keith Brymer Jones and Marj Hogarth are renovating Capel Salem, a 163-year-old chapel in Pwllheli, for Channel 4's Our Welsh Chapel Dream.
They bought Capel Salem for £200,000 in September 2022.
The project has faced dry rot and pigeon guano, but they continue the creative work and view the chapel as their forever home.
The site attracts 60 to 80 visitors daily.

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Keith Brymer Jones and Marj Hogarth are renovating Capel Salem, a 163-year-old chapel in Pwllheli, for Channel 4's Our Welsh Chapel Dream.
They bought Capel Salem for £200,000 in September 2022.
The project has faced dry rot and pigeon guano, but they continue the creative work and view the chapel as their forever home.
The site attracts 60 to 80 visitors daily.