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.
Troedyrhiw I 5km southeast of Merthyr Tydfil town centre along the A4056, the church is across the river on the west bank on the northside of Cwmdu Road.
Reference AA Route Planner OS Map 170 Historic Wales Listing notice 11506
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.
Chancel 30ft x 21 ft, nave 64ft x 26ft, sacristy 14ft x 8ft
Reference Church Building and Restoration in Victorian Glamorgan Geoffrey R Orrin 2004
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.
Anthony Hill of the Plymouth Ironworks commissioned John Prichard to build the church 1852m- 3 with the proviso that he, Hill should be buried under the chancel. This happened, he was laid to rest in 3 coffins, yew, oak and lead. The contractor was Messrs Thomas & Norris and the cost was £1355.
Reference Buildings of Wales – Glamorgan 2001 Historic Wales Listing notice 11506
Church Building and Restoration in Victorian Glamorgan Geoffrey R Orrin 2004
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church was built in a severely early Gothic style with courses Pennant sandstone with ashlar dressing, nave and a long chancel both under the same continuous roof of slate with coped gables, a large south transept and a smaller north transept, a south porch and a north east vestry and at the western end a bellcote. This was the first of Prichard’s unusually fine bellcote built with raised side piers, 2 pointed openings with miniature clasping buttresses and small cusped lancets in a steep gable.
Reference Buildings of Wales – Glamorgan 2001 Historic Wales Listing notice 11506 Church Building and Restoration in Victorian Glamorgan Geoffrey R Orrin 2004
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.
This is a tall spacious interior with plastered walls and dominant open truss roofs with high collars and deep arched braces, 5 main trusses to the nave and 4 to the chancel, 2 to the south transept and 1 to the north. The nave has corbels to the main trusses and intermediate trusses without the bracing, the chancel roof is slightly higher and narrower but more ornate with wind bracing and trusses on ashlar corbelled columns, these are paired in the western angles. The chancel has a stone flagged floor while the sanctuary has patterned tiles. There is a large, ornate C19 Gothic pope organ case believed to have come from Exeter via St Andrew’s church Cardiff. Three fine brass coronae hang on twisted iron rods, each with 5 gas lamps, now converted to electricity while in the chancel are 4 brass wall mounted lamps. The severe octagonal ashlar font has a chamfered top and bottom with a deep bowl, it sits on quatrefoil squat columns. The timber pulpit is hexagonal with cusped traceried blind panels and angle buttressing which matches the reading desk with poppyhead finails attached to the stalls with a pierced frieze of square quatrefoils. Pitch pine nave pews. The timber reredos has painted texts of the Lord’s Prayer, the Ten Commandments and the Creed. The stained glass: in the east window ’15 Scenes form the Passion’ in bright colours on blue grounds, each in an oval frame, William Wailes, 1863.
Reference
Buildings of Wales – Glamorgan 2001
Historic Wales Listing notice 11506
Stained Glass in Wales Church Building and Restoration in Victorian Glamorgan Geoffrey R Orrin 2004
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.