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.
Bryneglwys is 11km north east of Corwen via the A5104 and 41 km south west of Chester. The church, within a hill top graveyard is on the north side of the village.
Reference AA Route Planner OS Map 125 Cadw Listing Notice 721
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.
A C15 parish church to which was added an Elizabethan chapel. St Tysilio was a C6/7 saint and before the Dissolution of the Abbey of Valle Crucis it belonged the that Abbey. The list of incumbents starts in 1504 and from C19 the patronage was in the Gift of the Bishop of St Asaph although until 1870 the priests were all perpetual curates, only vicars thereafter. Some restoration had occurred in c1570 after which the Elizabethan tale Chapel was built over the Yale family vault. In 1853 there was no font but the parish made do with a stone stoop and until 1875 there was a west gallery at which time Arthur Baker was engaged to restore the church at a cost of £800. Most of the windows were renewed, the south porch and vestry were added and the bell turret renewed. The yale family provide a font, new open backed pews replaced the Jacobean pews. Electric light appeared in 1926.
Reference Buildings of Wales– Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 721
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
Built in the Perpendicular style with local limestone rubble masonry with dress quoins. The is no external differentiation between the nave and chancel. The Yale chapel and the C19 additions of porch and vestry have more regular stones. There are coped gabled, finial crosses and a bell turret and the roofs are slate with ridge tiles. The porch has a front gable with scalloped bargeboards and a large timber finial. The main door and vestry door both have plain equilateral arches.
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 and Yale chapel have quarry tile floors. The nave is compact with steps to the chancel and then to the sanctuary. The nave floor is of red quarry tiles while that to the sanctuary is covered with encaustic patterned tiles. The roof is of 4-bays with collar-beam trusses and V struts and over the chancel is a C19 in segmental profile celure and in 2-bays with moulded cross ribs. The plain pews have prominent carved fleur de lys on the pew ends. The pulpit, on the left and the choir stalls are in a C19 Jacobean style but incorporate a carved date panel ‘1615’. The pulpit is octagonal with panels, the upper one having raised carvings. Before the altar the carved oak rails have oak standards and to the openings there are crocketed elliptical heads. To the vestry is a Tudor arched door. The open side of the yale chapel has two massive timber posts each carrying four brackets. These carry a moulded head beam with brattishing which meets the chancel celure and the last bay of the nave roof, both of which are extended down to it by panelling. A curtain crosses the opening. The roof of the Yale chapel is more decorative with cusping to the collar beans and V struts with panelling between the rafters. By the nave door is the font, Gothic in style with four cherubs in high relief and with a Welsh inscription. The stained glass: ‘Faith, Hope and Charity’, the east window, 1876; ‘Christ with a Child and Christ the Good Shepherd’, probably Burlison & Grylls, c1896. The bell was recast in 1735
Reference Buildings of Wales – Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 721
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.