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.
Lampeter Velfrey is 5km east of Narberth and 6km south west of Whitland, the church is at the east end of the village.
Reference
AA Route Planner Cadw Listings Notice OS Map 158
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 Peter’s church stands in a curvilinear raised churchyard which may constitute an Iron Age enclosure or even a Bronze age round barrow. The church was first mentioned in the Taxation of 1291 and a post-conquest cross stands in the southern part of the churchyard. 100m to the north is a medieval motte. The present church dates from the building of the nave in C13 but the structure owes most to its C19 restorers. In 1837 the church was extensively repaired, re-roofed, plastered and refloored, John Davies of Narberth was the surveyor and the work cost £700 with a grant of £150 from the ICBS. There was a west gallery at this time. More extensive work occurred in 1860 – 62 by J P Seddon of Seddon and Pritchard, architects from Llandaff. This was a thorough restoration and appears to have ‘put right’ work on the arcade from the earlier work, external buttresses were added to the east and west to resist the thrust of the arcade which incorporated internal rainwater pipes, the bell turret was added and the box pew removed and replaced with ordinary pew seating.
Buildings of Wales –Pembrokeshire 2004 Cadw Listings Notice Coflein 103762
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church was built with uncoursed limestone and gritstone with steeply pitches slate roofs with crested ridge tiles and coped gables to the nave/chancel and plain ridge tiles and pointed roof verge to the aisle. There are cross finials on the gables. It is a 5-bayed nave/chancel, a 5-bayed south aisle, a north transepts, south porch and a west bellcote
Buildings of Wales – Pembrokeshire 2004 Welsh Cadw Listings Notice Coflein 103762
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.
There are ten bays to the chancel/nave with arched-braced collar-beam trusses the south aisle roof has common rafters with crossed collars while the north transept has a canter timber ceiling while the porch has common rafters with collars. The arcade is of five arches with circular columns with simple mouldings and caps of the cushion type, it is C13 restored by Seddon There are limestone flags to the nave while the chancel and sanctuary have the luxury of Minton encaustic tiles. The teak pulpit with deeply shaped panels is C19 and of similar date, the pews. The choir stalls have carved fronts. The altar is carved on a white plinth with plain timber altar rails. The west window of the nave is a South African War memorial. The Philipps’ chest tomb has no lettering but ha four heraldic displays. The font is a much-restored Norman bowl, square and tapered beneath on a square pillar with a black slab step. On the wall are pretty painted commandment plaques. The stained glass: ‘The Transfiguration’, Clayton & Bell, 1862; ‘The Crucifixion and Resurrection’, S Belham & Co (the artist being H G Murray), c1882;’The Annunciation’, c1877; ‘A Soldier Receiving the Crown of Life with the Christian warrior and King David’, Robert J Newbery, 1900. The bell is from 1639 cast by T Stone.
Buildings of Wales –Pembrokeshire 2004 Cadw Listings Notice Coflein 103762 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.