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.
Llandogo is 14km south of Monmouth along the A466, the church is on the eastern edge of the village.
Reference AA Route Planner OS Map 162 Cadw Listing Notice 18575
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 present church was erected in 1859 to 1861 by John Pollard Seddon, completely rebuilding the medieval church. Llandogo is a pre-Norman foundation first mentioned in c625 and was a monastic site. Further work was carried out in 1889 by Seddon and Coates Carter; externally the south porch and vestry were added and internally the decorative scheme for the chancel was executed including the reredos by Clarke of Llandaff and the mosaics by Powell of London. The walls were painted by a German artist to Coates Carter?s design. Seddon was surveyor to the Archdeaconry of Monmouth and consulting architect to the Incorporated Church Building Society which grant aided the rebuilding; he was in partnership with John Coates Carter between 1885 and 1904.
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
Designed in C13 Gothic style. Aisled church with nave, with west and south porches, and chancel with vestry. Built of snecked red sandstone with Bath stone dressings under a Welsh slate roof with stone parapets and crucifix finials. The main entrance is on the west front, distinctive for its octagonal bellcote, with tall spire surmounted by a weathervane. The belfry has cusped openings with foliated capitals and its polygonal base continues downwards with two sexfoil panelled faces and a moulded bracket carried on a West Country style triple shaft. This is flanked by 2-light geometric windows with cinquefoil heads. Central gabled and stone-roofed porch with cusped inner arch and hoodmoulds that step outwards at impost level to join the ramped plinth; oak doors with ironwork hinges. The hoodmould is continuous round the church, under the windows and over the doors. At the junction of the nave and aisles there are buttresses; further buttresses at the corners of the aisles and chancel with unusual truncated shafts terminating in oversize capitals. Aisles have lancet west windows with foliated stops to hoodmoulds. The south side has two 2-light cusped windows and a simple gabled porch (now disused) with cusped head and gable cross; the north side has three similar windows; lancets at east ends of both aisles. Chancel has higher plinth, grander geometric 2-light windows and a 3-light east window with sexfoil oculus, all with foliated stops. This is very closely similar to the east indow of the Church of St Nicholas, Trellech. Priest's door to north side and small cusped vestry window. Good cast-iron rainwater goods, manufactured by Saracen Foundry, Glasgow, carried on stone eaves corbels and the large capitals over the corner buttresses. Coped gables with crosses. There are some good C18 and early C19 headstones and table tombs on the south side of the churchyard, some with volute carved ends flanking oval cartouches, two groups of these have been identified for listing separately; iron railed enclosure to one tomb to the Madley family. Hearse house to north-east corner. The churchyard is surrounded by a good stone wall which is separately listed.
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 plastered and painted. Three bay nave with narrow aisles and an arcade carried on cylindrical piers; subtle banded polychromatic decoration and foliated capitals to the easternmost respond. False hammerbeam roof with carved angels. Original furnishings retained including pews, the carved pulpit frontal and an octagonal font with foliage carving below the bowl. Two bay chancel has an arched-braced roof and is lavishly decorated with high quality stencil work both figurative and naturalistic below an inscription reading 'Then morning stars sang together, the Son of God shouted for joy'. Good mosaic figures of Moses and St Paul flank the altar behind which is a Devonshire marble reredos; the sanctuary is paved with encaustic tiles. The church also has fine stained glass, the east window is by Hardman; the west window in the north aisle (1908) by Heaton Butler and Bayne and other glass by Newbery. Monuments to the Bosanquet family. Contemporary subterranean heating system which is accessed from the east end of the nave.
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.