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.
Holt sits on the border between England and Wales, it lies on the River Dee 18km south of Chester along the B5130 and 10km north east of Wrexham along the A534. The church is south and west of the crook in the river up a lane from the town.
Reference AA Route Planner OS Map 126 Cadw Listing Notice 1596
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.
Sir William Stanley held the Lordship of Bromfield and Yale from Richard III and it was from here that he went to Bosworth Field in ‘support’ of Henry Tudor. It was he who remodelled the church in the late C15. In doing so he retained the C14 nave arches and the piscina of the same date was reset in a chapel. A truncated pier at the south east end of the chancel arcade suggests that this remodelling was incomplete. A parapet was added in c1732 and in 1871-3 Ewan Christopher and John Douglas of Chester restored the church at a cost of £4,000. Christian was responsible for the sanctuary while Douglas oversaw the furnishing and a complete or substantial rebuilding of the camber beam roof. The style of the church has much in common with Cheshire churches.
Reference Buildings of Wales– Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 1596
The Welsh marcher Lordships 1: Central and North Philip Hume
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
This is a Perpendicular church build with red sandstone blocks laid in courses, it has a rectangular plan with a west tower said to date to 1679. There are north and south doors, an unbroken nave and chancel. The north and south aisle have perpendicular style windows with a C18 parapet. The south door has a four centred arch with an enriched drip mould surround and carved above the door is a much weather scene of the Annunciation on a stone panel. Above the panel the inscription reads: ‘JOHN ROWE, JOFHUA POWELL, CHURCH WARDENS 1732’. The apex of the gable parapet has an iron cross. Both the chancel and north aisle buttresses and finished with decorative finials. The west tower has a clock on the west face installed in 1902 to commemorate the coronation of King Edward VII.
Reference Buildings of Wales – Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 1596
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 nave has a 5-bay arcade with tall, acutely pointed arches sitting on octagonal piers. The chancel extends for 2-bays beyond the nave with wide 4-centred arches on octagonal piers with exaggerated concave faces. Steps lead into the sanctuary which has plain and encaustic tiles on the floor and which is separated from the north and south chapels by low walls. The nave and chancel roof is a continuous camber bream roof with panels decorated with foliate bosses in the chancel. The aisles have similar roofs. In the south chapel is a reset piscina with an ogee head flanked by a braded crocketed panicles. On the west side is a tower arch, the exposed stone walls have a number of mason’s marks and graffito some of which are C18.The font has an octagonal bowl which is boldly carved with faces and stems with heraldic motifs including fleur-de-lis of Henry VII. The C19 furnishings, mostly the work of Douglas are generally of oak, the chancel screen has ogee arcading while the octagonal pulpit sits on a stone base, it is richly carved in boldly scaled relief and dates to c1493 – clear from the heraldry which refers to the history of the lordship of Bromfield over two centuries. The pews have poppyheads. The organ is by Norman & Beard, 1910 which was rebuilt in 1876. There is a plank chest. The stained glass: ‘Saints David, Chad and Swithun’, Gilbert Percival Garmon, 1912. The church has a ring of six bells, four cast by Abraham I Rudhall of Gloucester and two cast by Abel Rudhall in 1738 and 1752, they were hung on an iron frame in 1896.
Reference
Buildings of Wales – Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 1596 CPAT Denbighshire Historic Churches Survey Stained Glass in Wales A National Bell Register - George Dawson's Website - Homestead Welsh Stone Forum National Museum of Wales Number
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.