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).
The name/dedication of the church and its location.
A brief description of the image
The date the image was created.
Details of any copyright are displayed here.
The name of the person who uploaded the image.
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.
The church is to be found in the centre of Clyro village on the north western side of the 'Clyro by-pass' the A438, the Brecon to Hereford road about 25 km north east of Brecon and about 3 km from Hay-on-Wye.
References
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The name/dedication of the church to which the plan refers.
A brief description of the plan. eg. who created it and where it came from.
The date the plan was created.
The details of any copyright are displayed here.
The name of the person who inputted the plan.
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 a rebuilding of 1853 in Decorated style by Thomas Nicholson, architect of Hereford. The contractor was a Mr William Jones of Brecon and the work was locally supervised b the Vicar The Revd Richard Venables (whose diaries are to be found in the National Library of Wales in the Llysdinam Collection.) The lower stages of the tower are earlier, perhaps C14, the clock stage was added in 1894. The renowned diarist, Revd Francis Kilvert was curate of this church from 1865 to 1872. There are numerous references to this church in Kilvert's Diary, and it is during his Clyro years that the most highly regarded volumes of his Diary were written. Within the nave is a medieval piscina, the sole survivor of an earlier church.
CPAT Radnorshire Churches Survey
CPAT Brecknockshire Churches Survey
Cadw Listings Notice
Buildings of Wales – Powys 2013
A Survey of Ceramic Tiles in the Radnorshire Churches M A V Gill Radnorshire Society 2005
Church Quinquennial Inspection Reports
Kilvert’s Diary
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The building has a nave orientated west to east with a south porch, west tower, north aisle (with a vestry enclosure at the west end) and east chancel with organ chamber on the north side and a redundant two storey boiler house on the north side of the organ chamber. The tower has a weather cock and clock.
Architects, Artists and Associated People/Organisations
The Revd Francis Kilvert was curate here and the church and village feature frequently in his diary entries. Local tradition claims that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle got the inspiration for his Hound of the Baskervilles when staying in the area with the Baskervilles.
Building Materials
Rubble sandstone with yellow freestone (sandstone) dressings walls with plain tiling roof under terracotta ridge tiles. The Chancel step is of rubbed Cusop Stone and the encaustic floor tiles are by Godwin of Lugwardine.
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.
A stone flagged porch leads to the nave containing raised box pews with a north aisle beyond and arcade of four bays with octagonal piers and moulded capitals. The north aisle has a panelled off area for the vestry. A single step from the nave into the chancel.
Internal Fixtures and Fittings
A carved oak panelled reredos stands behind the carved panelled oak altar table. In the nave is an octagonal carved oak pulpit with stone plinth and access steps with brass handrail and decorative metal supports with an eagle oak lectern and booster platform on the opposite side of the chancel arch. Numbered box pews fill the nave with an octagonal carved stone font with pedestal and decorative oak cover. (One of the missing box pews appears to have been used for panelling the dining room in the Baskerville Hall Hotel, this was probably pew 1 on the south side of the aisle at the front.)
The north aisle has an additional altar and communion kneeling rails.
In the tower there are three bells cast by John Warner & Sons 1887 and two bells cast by Henry Williams 1708. The pine casing to the clock together with the clock was given by W T Baskerville of Clyro Court in 1894.
During the building of the Clyro VC School the contractors gave theeir time and money for the good of the community by removing some pews at the northern rear of the church and created an area for coffee tables.
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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.