TV stars to marry in chapel home after proposal 'on Welsh soil'

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   TV stars to marry in chapel home after proposal 'on Welsh soil'

   BBC NewsPublished Oct 24, 2026Checked Oct 24, 2026

   “Keith Brymer Jones, who has Welsh ancestry, said he and his fiance Marj Hogarth will be staying in Pwllheli "for good" The Great Pottery Throw Down judge Keith Brymer Jones has told how he and his partner are to marry in their north Wales chapel home after he proposed to her "on Welsh soil". Jones said he and actor Marj Hogarth, who are renovating a Grade II-listed chapel in Pwllheli, were on tour "and I just thought I ought to really propose to her on Welsh soil". He proposed during their show at the New Theatre in Cardiff, and "the idea is to get married in the main hall some time in May of next year". The ceramicist also said there were a lot of derelict chapels across Wales and "we need to repurpose these buildings and give them a new lease of life". Jones has previously said he felt the move to Wales was like coming back to his "roots" as his parents were from Swansea and Cardiff. He said Wales had inspired him to get into ceramics, with his mum having had a passion for pottery too. He told BBC Radio Wales that he remembered driving down Welsh country lanes in search of pottery when he was growing up. Jones and Hogarth, an actor, bought 163-year-old Capel Salem on the Llŷn Peninsula in 2022 and have been transforming it into their dream home, alongside a pottery studio and community space. Jones said he found Capel Salem while "trawling the internet" and he and Hogarth drove up to see it the following day and "fell in love with the place".”

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   Capel Salem, Pwllheli (Wikipedia)

   WikipediaChecked Oct 24, 2026

   “Capel Salem is a Grade II listed former chapel in Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales. It was originally built in 1862 for the Presbyterian Church of Wales, to the designs of the architect Thomas Thomas of Landore. In 1893 it was remodelled and enlarged. A fire was started in 1913 by a local who tried to steal money from the chapel; when he found none, he set fire to the building. It was then closed until 1915 after restoration. In September 2022, the chapel and its adjoining Sunday school annex, which had been on the market for twelve years, were purchased by the potter Keith Brymer Jones and his wife, Marj Hogarth. Brymer Jones said that they planned to convert the property into a studio and living quarters and eventually open it to the community. A four-part show depicting the initial phase of the renovation, Our Welsh Chapel Dream, was broadcast on Channel 4. The episodes describe challenges faced by Brymer Jones and Hogarth, including dry rot, fungus growth, decades of pigeon excrement, and the absence of water and electricity, as well as the reactions of people of Pwllheli to the repurposing of the building complex.”

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   Keith Brymer Jones (Wikipedia)

   WikipediaChecked Oct 24, 2026

   “Keith Brymer Jones is a British potter and ceramic designer who produces homeware with retro lettering and punk motifs. He is an expert judge on Channel 4 television programme The Great Pottery Throw Down.”