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.
Hay-on-Wye is about 15 miles north east of Brecon on the boundary between Engand and Wales (Powys and Herefordshire). The church is on west edge of the town behind the Swan Hotel and beside a Norman Motte and above the River Wye. In this position it overlooks the former railway line which rans beside the river Wye, a footpath along the former line takes pedestrians to the Warren - an area of open space outside the town and beside the river.
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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 was originally early C12 and given to Brecon Priory being dedicated between 1115 and 1135. Of the original church only parts of the tower show their medieval origins. The nave and short chancel are the work of Edward Haycock the elder working between 1833 and 1834. The chancel was enlarged probably by Thomas Nicholson, a Hereford architect, in 1866 and the porch was added at the same time as was the gallery. Further restoration took place to the chancel in 1880 at a cost of £400
There is a sugestion that the whole building had collapsed in 1700 leaving only the tower but the reference could have been to St John's Church in the centre of the town
Quinquennial inspection Reports
Buildings of Wales - Powys
Cadw Listing Notice
CPAT Breconshire Churches Survey
Kelly’s Directory of Monmouthshire and South Wales 1926
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The building has Late Georgian 6-bay aisles in a nave with attached 3-stage tower and 1 bay lower chancel. There is a porch.
The 18th century nave is built from grey sandstone rubble irregularly coarsed with grey-red sandstone higher up the walls. The roof is covered with Welsh slates with an ornate octagonal finial to the nave end.
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 porch has a tiled floor with whitewashed plastered walls beneath a cusped raftered roof. The base of the tower is utilised as a kitchen. The nave is wide with three aisles, the outer aisles have wooden boarded floors with heating grills edged by encaustic tiles. The walls are plastered and whitewashed. The ceiling is support with exposed tie beams supported on corbels and short braces. The large gallery with a gothic timber front is supported on cast-iron columns. The east end has a tripatite stone screen with cylindrical Middle Jurasic Limestone pillars, with dog toothed ornament and foliate capitals. Two steps rise into the chancel with a marble floor beneath a boarded roof on three trusses having trefoils, the ribbed boarded apse is carried on corbels with foliage carvings.
A simple altar table stands before a timber reredos with canopied niches, the brass communion rails bound the sanctuary. There is a brass eagle lectern on a booster platform. Round the walls are the Stations of the Cross, a large timber benefaction board and there are two painted metal texts (Exodus Chapter 20) on north side of the partition. The stained glass is by Arthur Dix of London dated 1906 while the bell was cast by the William Evans Foundry in Chepstow in 1740. There is a much damaged medieval recumbent effigy at the west end of the nave.
CPAT Brecknochshire Churches Survey
Welsh Stone Forum number 13
Quinquennial Inspection Reports
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.