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.
Prestatyn is on the North Wales coast at the junction of the A548 with the A525 and the A548. It is 50km north west of Chester and 40km west of Conwy. The church is on rising ground east of the High Street.
Reference AA Route Planner OS Map 116 Cadw Listing Notice 25740
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.
The new parish of Prestatyn and Nant was created in 1860 from parts of the parishes of Meliden and Llanasa. The population was then about 500 but expected to rise. The church was designed by T H Wyatt in 1863, the contractor was T W Chester of Liverpool and the cost was £1374. By 1905 the population had risen to 1500 and a south aisle was built and the north aisle was extended in 1910 to designs by Protheroe and Phillpot of Cheltenham. The work was completed with the addition of a lady chapel, chancel, vestry and organ chamber by 1927 by which time the population was 6000. The work was designed by L W Barnard of Cheltenham at a cost of £7000.
Reference
Buildings of Wales – Clwyd 2003
Cadw Listing Notice 25740
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church, now of nave, chancel and tower with a heavily buttressed broach spire and a Lady chapel. It was built with the local light-grey limestone largely in the Gothic style (each architect having his own interpretation). There are slate roofs throughout in graded courses, ridge tiles and coped gables apart from the Lady Chapel. Dressings are largely in a yellow freestone. The earliest masonry used a mortar enriched with a course black grit. The spire is more Early English, octagonal with sharp edges and with a clock gable on the north side picked out in freestone
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.
The interior is spacious and wide in both the nave and chancel with a wide chancel arch. The nave is of 6-bays with arch braced collar-beam trusses incorporating wall posts which start some distance below wall plate level. The aisle arcades have equilateral pointed arches of two orders, chamfered on hexagonal columns. The aisle roofs are lean-to. The nave and aisle floors are quarry tiles and wood block. The pews are open mostly installed following the construction of the chancel. The Gothic style pulpit is octagonal and a gift from the Welsh congregation in 1925. The chancel has a broad pointed four -centred barrel ceiling with a side vault over the organ, it has thin ribs and gilded bosses, below the floor has black and white tiles. There is a Gothic style alter with a three-panel wooden reredos framing the alter cross. There is lower panelling on each side (donated in 1951 and curtains. The Communion rails and choir pews are Gothic in style. The lady chapel on the south side of the chancel is one step above the nave and is entered under a segmental arch, it has a pointed barrel ceiling, a wooden floor and a wood block floor with a brass communion rail. The stained glass: ‘The Ascension’, Shrigley & Hunt, 1835; ‘Christ in majesty with the Symbols of the Four Evangelists’, designed by Roy Waler Coomber the artist was Deborah Lowe, Pendle, Stained Glass Ltd, 2014; ‘Christ the Good Shepherd with Scenes from the Life of Christ’, Lavers & Barraud, c1868; ‘Christ Blessing the Children Brought by their Mothers’, Burlison & Grylls, 1927; ‘The Adoration of the Shepherds and the Magi’, Shrigley & Hunt, 1942; ‘Presentation of Christ in the Temple and Christ with the Doctors of the Law’, Shrigley & Hunt for G Maile & Son, 1931, 1948 and 1951; ‘The Calling of St Matthew’, designed by Maud Francis Eyston Summer for Goddard and Gibbs, c1960; ‘Christ the Good Shepherd and Christ with Children’, Shrigley & Hunt, 1935 and c1987; ‘The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus’, designed by Maud Francis Eyston Summer for Goddard and Gibbs, c1962; ‘The Virgin Mary and St Elizabeth’, J Wippell & Co Ltd, 1933; ‘The Eucharist’, Celtic Studios, c1971; ‘Christ Healing the Sick’, Celtic Studios, c1973; ‘The Good Samaritan’, G Maile & Son, c1976. The organ was built by Abbott and Smith of Leeds and installed in 1907. The font is square with sunk panels on each face and with a five-column support. There are six bells, four cast in 1949 by John Taylor & Co, one cast in 1982 by Whitechapel and one cast in 2002 by Eijsbout.
Buildings of Wales – Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 25740 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.