The name or dedication of the church.
This identifies the church type. Most churches are parish churches which means they serve a specific parish or area. Other types such as chapel, daughter and mission are mostly historic designations as many are now also parish churches. Please note that former churches are no longer used for worhsip and may be in private ownership.
A unique identification number given to every church.
The name of the diocese in which the church is located.
The name of the archdeaconry in which the church is located.
This is the legal name of the parish as given by the Church Commissioners.
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There are 3 levels of listing: Grade I, II* & II. The majority of buildings which are of special interest are Grade II. A much smaller number of particularly important buildings are listed as Grade II*. Buildings of exceptional interest (approx 2% of the total number of listed buildings) are Grade I.
Ancient monuments and archaeological remains of national importance are protected by law. Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service is responsible for compiling a schedule (list) of these ancient monuments, some of which can be found in churches and churchyards. Examples can include churchyard crosses and the archaeological remains of previous churches or buildings on the site.
There are three National Parks in Wales: Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire Coast and Brecon Beacons. These protect 20 percent of the land in Wales, including precious landscapes, habitats, villages and heritage sites.
There are over 500 conservation areas in Wales. They are designated by local planning authorities for their special architectural and historic interest.
The Buildings at Risk register is managed by Cadw (the Welsh Government’s historic environment service) in order to identify the number and type of listed buildings at risk in Wales.
It is often extremely difficult to determine a precise date of construction for a church as many have been extensively altered over time. Church Heritage Cymru therefore shows a date range within which a church is believed to have been constructed. The dates are as follows: Early Medieval (pre 1066), Medieval (post 1066 to 1540), Post Medieval (1540 to 1837), Victorian/Pre WWI (1837 to 1914) and Modern (post 1914).
This is a very brief summary of the church's main features. More detailed nformation can be found in the other fields and pages (tabs) in this database.
Useful information is displayed here for people wishing to visit the church. This may include things like opening hours, catering & toilet facilities, parking, etc.
If the church has its own website the details will be displayed here.
Any further sources of information for the church will be listed here (eg. links to other historic databases).
This is the Ordnance Survey (OS) reference for the location of the church. Some locations will be approximate as this data is continuously being refined and updated.
This is the name of the Local Authoirity within which the church is located.
This describes how the church relates to its immediate and wider environment, sometimes called its setting. It describes how the church contributes to its landscape or townscape and how these things collectively contribute to the character of the area.
Minera is about 7km west of Wrexham along the A525, the church is 300m northwest of the village centre on the minor road to Gwynfyn.
Reference AA Route Planner OS Map 117 Cadw Listing Notice 19715
This is a description of the ground plan of the church.
If known, the dimensions (measurements) of the church ground plan will be displayed here.
If the footrprint (area) of the church is known, it will be displayed here.
A description of the history and archaeology of the church and its site.
This is an Anglican parish church built in1865-6 to designs by Kennedy & Rogers, architects, of Bangor and London. The contractor was John Roberts of Chester and cost £2,000. It was designed in the Evangelical Tradition giving maximum focus on the pulpit. The church was a replacement C17 chapel which had been repaired and enlarged in c1730 but by 1864 was too small for the needs of the community. £440 was given towards the cost by the Minera Mining Company and a new parish was created around it in 1865.
Reference Buildings of Wales– Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 19715
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
Built in a ‘spiky’ Decorated Gothic style using rock-faced crazed rubble Gwespyr sandstone with ashlar dressings beneath steeply-pitched slate roofs banded in purple and blue with coped gables. In a cruciform style with the transepts the same length as the nave and a southwest tower links, unusually, to the side wall of the south transept via a short passage making if effectively a detached tower. The base of the tower forms a porch. To the north of the chancel is a vestry. The tower is about 19m high in 2 stages with cusped-pointed arcading under a chamfered and moulded heavy cornice between the stages. The Bell stage has clasping buttresses. The top has a corbelled cornice with a parapet of blank quatrefoil panels and four crocketed angle finials
Reference Buildings of Wales – Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 19715 Welsh Stone Forum National Museum of Wales Number 15
Information about any noteable architects, artists, people, or events associated with the church.
Information about any important features and building fabric.
If known, a list of the church's major building material/s will be displayed here.
Any renewable energy systems the church is using will be listed here.
This section gives a general description of the interior of the church. Further details of any important internal fixtures and fittings will be listed below.
Inside there are plastered walls and four, 3-bay roofs with arched-braced collar trusses with elaborated further bracing above the collars. The trusses rest on ashlar corbels with leaf carving on 50% of them. The impressive roof structure is carried over eighteen square crossings, the crossed trusses springing from quatrefoil shafts at the angles, the shafts have carved corbels and caps. At their baes there are Christion symbols of dove, lamb etc while the caps have armorial shields. From the apex hangs a brass corona designed for oil lights. At the west end is an organ loft from 1913 with an organ by Jardine & Co of Manchester. The font is plain. The Gothic pulpit in the centre of the crossing is made from a cast stone. In the north wall is an elaborate recess built originally for a harmonium, it has a triple arch with the centre arch carried on two angel corbels. The stained glass: ‘Scenes from the New Testament’, Alexander Gibbs, c1865; ‘Scenes from the New Testament’, 1866. The peal of 10 bells was cast in 1923 by Taylor of Loughborough
Reference Buildings of Wales – Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 19715ey Stained Glass in Wales A National Bell Register - George Dawson's Website - Homestead
Information about the church's important internal fixtures and fittings.
Information about the church's important moveable items and artworks.
A description of the ecology of the churchyard.
Information about the presence of bats in the church building or churchyard.
Records whether the church has been consecrated.
Records whether there have been burials in the churchyard.
Records whether the churchyard is still being used for burials.
Records whether there are any war graves in the churchyard.
Any important churchyard structures will be listed here.
Signifiance levels are set at high, medium and low.
Significance defines what is special about a church. This could be architectural, archaeological, historical or liturgical. Here, it describes the relationship of the church to its surrounding area and helps place it within its wider landscape context.
Significance defines what is special about a church. This could be architectural, archaeological, historical or liturgical. Here, it describes the significance of the historic building fabric of the church.
Significance defines what is special about a church. This could be architectural, archaeological, historical or liturgical. Here, it describes the historic significance of the interior of the church.
Significance defines what is special about a church. This could be architectural, archaeological, historical or liturgical. Here, it describes the relationship between the church and its community.