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.
Hawarden is situated on the Wrexham to Queensferry road the A550 at its junction with the Chester to Northop Road B5125. Wrexham is 18km to the south, Northop is 7.5km to the northwest, Queensferry is 3km to the north and Chester is about 12km to the east. The church in Church Lane is on the north side of the major road junction.
Reference AA Route Planner OS Map 117 Cadw Listing Notice 12
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 church is said to have been founded by St Deiniol, a C6 monk from Bangor-is-Coed. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book and in 1093 the Earl of Chester granted the tithes to St Werburgh’s Abbey in Chester (now the cathedral) (and until 1957 the church had a legal right of ‘Peculiar’ which exempted it from control by the Bishop of Chester*). In 1291 it was recorded in the Lincoln Taxation valued at £13 6s 8d. It was largely a C14 Decorated church which was restored in 1855-6 by John Harrison but was then damaged by fire and restored by Sir Gilbert Scott and completed in 1859. In 1896 a south porch was added by Douglas and Minshull of Chester who also built the Gladstone chapel in 1901-3. They also added a vestry in 1909. *The church was exempt from episcopal jurisdiction until1849 and held its own consistory court in the Whitley
Reference Buildings of Wales– Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 12 CPAT Denbighshire Historic Churches Survey
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church is of a nave and chancel, north and south aisles forming a rectangle and the tower raised above the west bay of the nave. (It is not a crossing tower as there are no transepts.) It was built from sandstone, the early C14 work being regularly cut red or yellow sandstone ashlar blocks probably from Ewloe Quarries. The C15 work is of small to medium blocks of irregular brown and pink sandstones randomly coursed. The C19 and early C20 work is with small to medium blocks red sandstone while modern work has used fine grained sandstone in the repaired sections. The roofs are slate with grey ceramic ridge tiles with some lead, there is a flat asphalt roof over the vestry and cross finials at the west end of the nave and one the south chapel. The tower is mid C14 with crenelated parapets added later and a lead spire added by Scott. The tower staircase is ser tina square battlemented turret with a shouldered arch to a doorway which looks C19. The tower has a string course below the belfry windows and another below the battlemented parapet. Above is a short lead covered spore which was added by Scott. The nave has castellated parapets and stepped buttresses to bay divisions. On the south wall is a clock face. The double entrance doors have Victorian Gothic ironwork with a sculptural group of Virgin and Child in a canopied niche above. The south porch is coped and gabled with a canopied niche for St Deiniol. The whitely chantry is a 3-bay projecting chapel remodelled by Harrison with a sculpted figure of Christ in a canopied niche flanked by relief carved angels. Attached to the north of the chancel is the Gladstone Memorial Chapel in the Decorated style all the work of Douglas and Minshull.
Reference Buildings of Wales – Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 12 CPAT Denbighshire Historic Churches Survey
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 arches of the nave are Decorated but following the fire, the piers are the work of Scott. The nave has a 3-bay arch-braced collar truss roof carried on stone corbels together with tiered, cusped wind braces. The chancel is entered under the Decorated chancel arch which has a fine mid C14 corbel to the north face with naturalistic foliage, there is a panelled wagon-vaulted roof. The furnishings: an Early English, Scott designed, octagonal font which sits on a stone column base with attached marble columns. The Renaissance pulpit c1951 is the work of H S Goodhart-Rendel. The carved wooden roof with a Crucifixion group is by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott c1915-16. The clergy stalls have high quality early C26 poppy-headed carved bench ends with the Pelican of Piety depiction together with heraldic arms and foliate decoration beneath. The reredos of 1873 has a ‘dramatic Last Supper’ behind a tripartite arcade with canopy work above. The Witley and Gladstone Memorial chapels are richly furnished. The stained glass: ‘The Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and St John’, designed by Edward Coley Burne-Jones for Morris & Co, 1907; ‘Christ Enthroned’, William Wailes, 1859; ‘The Ascension with Christ, Mary and Martha and Christ Blessing the Children’, William Wailes, c1854; ‘Peter’s Confession, Christ Blessing the Children and Christ’s Feet Anointed at Bethany’, William Wailes, 1852; ‘Peter Raises Tabitha, The Transfiguration and the Good Samaritan’, William Wailes, c1854; ‘The Three Marys Visit the Empty Tomb’, Edward Frampton, c1904; ‘Angel Musicians’ designed by Edward Coley Burne-Jones for Morris & Co,1911; ‘St Deiniol and St Christopher’, F C Eden, 1928; ‘St Lucy and a Kneeling Woman’, F C Eden, ‘St Martin and St George’ designed by Edward Coley Burne-Jones for Morris & Co, 1913; ‘The Presentation in the Temple’, Edward Frampton, 1891; ‘Angel Musicians’ Morris & Co, 1907; ‘Angel Musicians’, designed by Edward Coley Burne-Jones for Morris & Co,1908; St Catherine of Siena’, designed by William Richmond for Richard Powell Jones, c1906; ‘The Annunciation’, designed by William Richmond for Richard Powell Jones; ‘St Elizabeth of Hungary’, , designed by William Richmond for Richard Powell Jones. 1906; ‘Ezekiel, Jeremiah and Isaiah’, , designed by William Richmond for Richard Powell Jones, 1906; ‘St Bartholomew and Gregory the Illuminator’, Edward Frampton, 1896; ‘Sower and Reapers’ c1886; ‘Faith and Charity’, designed by Edward Coley Burne-Jones for Morris & Co, 1911; ‘Christ with Doctors in the Temple’, Edward Frampton, 1891; ‘The Adoration of the Shepherds and the Magi’, designed by Edward Coley Burne-Jones for Morris & Co,1898. Five C16(?) bells were sold in 1742 and replaced by six new ones cast by Abraham Rudall of Gloucester in 1742.
Reference
Buildings of Wales – Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 12 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.
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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.