Pentre Gwynfryn

infobox UK place
country = Wales
welsh_name=
constituency_welsh_assembly= Dwyfor Meirionnydd
map_type=
official_name= Pentre Gwynfryn
unitary_wales= Gwynedd
lieutenancy_wales= Gwynedd
constituency_westminster= Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
post_town= HARLECH
postcode_district = LL46
postcode_area= LL
dial_code= 01341
os_grid_reference= SH596270
population=
map_type= location map|Wales Gwynedd|label=|position=left|float=none|long=-4.05|lat=52.75|caption=|width=190

Pentre Gwynfryn is a village in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd, Wales about 1 mile east of Llanbedr. The village is at the confluence of the river Artro and the river Cwmnantcol.

The inside of Capel Salem at Pentre Gwynfryn was made famous by the painter Sidney Curnow Vosper who painted a member of the congregation, Siân Owen, in traditional Welsh costume. The folds around the left arm of her richly embroidered cloak are said to form the face of the devil who has taken over this proud woman, although this can be difficult to see. A far more obvious devil's face may be seen peering in through the window, which may be the origin of the claim that the devil's face is in the picture. The Salem painting hangs in the Lady Lever Art Gallery at Port Sunlight on the Wirral.

External links

* [http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/collections/salem.asp Salem Chapel at the Lady Lever Gallery]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3494459 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Pentre Gwynfryn and surrounding area]