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.
Tregynon is in the valley of the Brechan Brrok, a tributaryof the River Severn to the south. The villagwe lies 20km south west of Welshpool via Berriew and 10 km from Netown along minor roads. Llanfair Caereinion is 9 km to the north via New Mills. The former home of the Davies sisters Gregynog is within the parish.
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.
St Cynon to whom the church is dedicated was a C6 missionary from Britany. Around the turn of the century between C12 and C13. The church was given to the Knights Hospitallers by the local lord and a moiety of the church was recorded as being in their possession by the Norwich taxation of 1254. After the reformarion the local Blaney family became the patrons of the manor of Gregynog. The last of the family Arthur remodelled the church before he died in 1795. In 1771 a gallery was inserted, a vestry created in the ground fllor of the tower and the old rood loft was removed. Major restoration took place in 1893 under the guidance of the local estate agent, William Scott Owen. The roof was repaired and re-slated, the old pews were replaced and new windows in perpendicular style were introduced. As a result of this work Owen was able to suggest that the church had been extended westward in the medieval period, the evidence being that when the plaster was removed from the walls a junction in the masonry was revealed. Also the roof trusses at the eastern end of the church were plainer suggesting they were older. An organ chamber was built as a northern extension c1898 and the tower was reroofed in 1990
Cadw Listings Notice
Buildings of Wales – Powys 2013
CPAT Montgomeryshire Churches Survey
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The nave and chancel are under one roof with a south porch, and western bell turret. The building has been constructed in irregular blocks of grey and brown sandstone with some pebblestone and later work of 1893 in red sandstone used for the quoins. The roof is of slate with red ceramic ridge tiles and a Celtic cross finial on the east gable of the chancel and of the porch. The two-tiered bell turret rises above the west end of the nave, made from timber it has a weathervane above the pyramidal slate roof engraved AD 1787. The south wall also has a sundial.
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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 church is entered through the porch with a concrete floor beneath a roof of exposed rafters and through purlins. The nave has a C19 tiled floor with some encaustic tiles used, the pews are on flush wooded flooring and the walls are plastered and painted above the level of the dado panelling (made from the wood used in the former box pews). The roof is of eight bays over both the nave and chancel, it is of C15 design, there are arch-braced collar trusses, the five more westerly ones with raking struts, all mostly renewed and stained in 1893. One step up from the nave leads to the chancel and two staggered steps lead to the sanctuary, there are more encaustic tiles used here. The east wall is painted with stencil-patterned including alternating Crown and HIS and floral motifs around the reredos with an inscription ‘King of Kings, Lord of Lords’. The reredos of 1902 has statues in white alabaster under pink canopies. Most of the woodwork is by Own with pews with quatrefoil openwork and a pulpit with linen folds. The east window is well designed by Clayton and Bell said to come from Street’s 1875 church at Helperthorpe in the East Riding ‘Christ in Majesty’. Leonard Walker in 1921 ‘St Doretha, St Benedict and an Angel’ swirling expressionist figures each with its own colour theme. There is one bell of 1875 by John Warn JE
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.