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.
Llanfair Nant-Gwyn is to be found 2.5km east of Eglwyswrw and just of the road to Boncath, the B4332 some 10km south of Cardigan. The church is on the east side of the minor road is at the entrance to Pantyderi.
Reference OS Map. 145 AA Route Planner Cadw Listing Notice
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.
Rebuilt as a memorial to Thomas Bowen of Pantyderi between 1855 and 1857 by R J Withers who made use of the ald walls. These were from a dilapidated church less than 100 years old. The stained glass was made by N J Lavers to designs by Alfred Ball – an early combination of the founding members of the important Victorian Stained Glass Workshops of Lavers & Barraud and Clayton & Bell
Reference Buildings of Wales –Pembrokeshire 2004
Cadw Listings Notice
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
Built from a grey slatey stone with ashlar dressings and a step slate roof. The nave (which has west spirelet above), with a chancel and a north vestry and south porch It was built in an Angular Gothic style. The steep roofs have iron cross finials. The porch is cut out of Cilgerran stone with some ashlar random pieces and has a steep roof swept out of the eaves with a cross iron finial and crested ridge tiles. The west end of the church has a mid-buttress carrying the thin bell-turret, faced of cut Cilgerran stone and ashlar, the detail is subtle. The bell-stage has simple cut cusped heads with pairs of opening to each face and in iron cross on the finial of the slated spire which is broached to octagonal.
Reference
Buildings of Wales –Pembrokeshire 2004 Cadw Listings Notice
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 interior is whitewashed and plastered with a collar rafter roof to the nave with cusped braces and sloping struts down to foot pieces. At the west end there is a central pier recessed at the bottom from the bell-rope. The chancel arch has two chamfers, the inner one carried on splayed corbels carved with recessed relief to King and Bishop the base corbel has flowers and ballflower. Slate steps lead into the chancel, the roof is similar to the nave but the braces are curved and there is more emphasis on the wall plates. The chancel floor has patterned ashlar tiles, some with the Bowen (of the big house) lion in blue. Further slate steps into the sanctuary and another one to the altar. There is a heavy ashlar round font, chamfered into a moulded base the lowest rings of which have ball-flower and rosette ornament all supported by a round shaft on a steeply spayed octagonal base. The simple pews are in pine save that the 3 on the left at the front have doors made from pine with cusped spandrels and wrought-iron inserts divided by two narrow framed panels with Gothic piercings. There is a Gothic altar table, the altar rails are an example of High Victorian woodwork stripped of decorative inessentials as is the pulpit. There is a C20 organ. The stained glass: ‘Crucifixion with saints occupying the lower part of the window with patterned glass above’, Alfred Bell 1857, this has strong linear drawings; the two west lights have patterned quarries and the 4 roundels have the ‘Symbols of the Evangelists’; south chancel window ‘the Bowen Arms’; the north window in the chancel ‘compasses and ?RI initials’, mid C19; the south chancel 2-lights are memorial to the vicar of Eglwyswen’ by Celtic studios and moved c2000 from Eglwyswen church. The bell was 1742 by J A de Grave.
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.