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.
Corwen is on the A5, London to Holyhead Road, a road much improved by Thomas Telford. It is 65km north west of Shrewsbury and 70km south east of Bangor. The Chester to Bala Road crosses the A5 just west of the town which is 50km to the north east and Bala is 19km to the south west. The church is behind the Owen Glyndwr Hotel.
Reference AA Route Planner OS Map 125 Cadw Listing Notice 666
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.
There was a church here in the early Medieval period and was the mother church for the area, the two saint after whom the church is dedicated were C6. The earliest reference was in 1222 when the Shrewsbury Cartulary referred to 16 clerics here and the Norwich Taxation of 1254 at the value of £2-13s 4d. The medieval structure had a west tower (possibly C14) and transepts. A plan in 1765 to demolish the church was not carried out, the main roof is late C17. In 1871 a new south aisle with a new arcade was added by Benjamin Ferry when the south transept was removed and the lancet in the chancel unblocked, the altar was moved and the chancel was fitted with encaustic tiles, all at a cost of £2500 All the windows are Victorian save those in the tower and the lancets in the east wall of the chancel. In 1898 the west vestry was erected; the tower was restored in 1907 and then in 1984 the church was hit by lightning with the result that the chancel needed a new ceiling
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Buildings of Wales – Gwynedd 2009 Cadw Listing Notice 666 CPAT Denbighshire Historic Churches Survey
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church has a nave with a south aisle and chancel, a west tower, a north porch and transept. All are beneath slate roofs with red crested tiles and cross finials at the gables. The tower has plain battlements and a clock face. The porch dates to 1777 and has been heavily pointed, it has sandstone kneelers and ornamental iron gates which bear the date 1891. In the east wall is a (?prehistoric) monolith known as Carreg I Hib yn fach rewllyd (the pointed stone in the icy nook, one stone has graffiti on it although the initials are set upside down. Much of the nave has been built with buff-yellow sandstone.
Buildings of Wales – Gwynedd 2009 Cadw Listing Notice 666 CPAT Denbighshire Historic Churches Survey Stained Glass in Wales
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 porch floor has red and black tiles and a roof of simple close-set collared trussed. There are four steps up into the tower from the nave which has a step up from the porch, red and black floor tiles, the benches are on wooden boarding, the walls are plastered and painted. The roof is of six-bays with one truss dating to 1687, the whole roof is likely to be C17 but it was repaired in C19. There is some variation in the trusses, the tie-beams rest on wooden corbels, queen post collars, struts, all have considerable decoration. Between the transept arches is a supplementary, foiled collar truss. In the north wall is a splayed window and a broad two-centre buff sandstone arch. The chancel arch is broad springing from large foliate corbels set into side walls. Against the south wall is a four-bay arcade, the last filled with the organ, the arches are similar to the chancel arch with cylindrical piers. The north transept is used as a small side chapel, prior to 1845 it functioned as a school, it has a wooden block floor with an altar raised on a dais. Along the south wall of the nave is a highly decorated screen of 1931.Two steps lead from the nave up into the chancel and a further step into the sanctuary and one more up to the altar. The reredos is alabaster with marble and mosaic and dates from 1871 There are encaustic tiles in the sanctuary, the choir stalls are raised on wooden boarding and there is a wagon roof with one truss on corbels, the 36 panels which were replaced in 1984 and a fire caused by a lightning strike onto the church. The south aisle has a tiled floor and a simple lean-to roof of rafters and three ach-braced half trusses rising from the corbels. The font is C12 although thoroughly re-tooled, it is circular with a roll mould to the rim and a cable at the base. There is an ashlar pulpit. A medieval chest has been hacked from a log. The hanging iron corona dates to 1871. The stained glass: ‘The Risen Christ Appearing to St Mary Magdalene ‘ A J Davies, c1920; ‘Memorial Window’, c1979; ‘Nativity, Crucifixion and Resurrection’, Clayton & Bell, 1871; ‘The Annunciation and the Adoration of the Shepherds’, c 1872; ‘Christ with St Mael and St Sulien, J Wippell & Co Ltd – designed by Francis Stephens, 1970. There are three bells, two of unknow pedigree were installed in 1777 and another cast in Liverpool at an unknown date.
Buildings of Wales – Gwynedd 2009 Cadw Listing Notice 666 CPAT Denbighshire Historic Churches Survey 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.