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.
Deganwy is 5km south of Llandudno on the A546 and 3.5km north of Conwy. The church is set on a steep hillside overlooking Deganwy quay.
Reference AA Route Planner OS Map 115 Cadw Listing Notice 3635
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.
This is a well-designed church with arts and crafts characteristics, built in 1898 by Douglas and Minshull who employed Samuel Parry of Llandudno Junction as the contractor. The interior, the work of John Douglas, is especially fine. This church replaced an earlier mission church
Reference Buildings of Wales – Gwynedd 2009 Cadw Listing Notice 3635
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
Designed in the Arts and Crafts style this Gothic church has a 4-bay nave with a higher chancel and west tower. It was built with snecked, tooled red sandstone with a lighter freestone dressing. It has a slate roof set behind coped gables to the chancel and porch. The 3-stage tower shows Germanic influences especially in its spire. In the second stage of the tower is a clock face on the south and west sides. The buttresses have swept pyramidal roofs and finials, the spire it topped with a weather vane. The clerestory has two light windows to the narrower western bay.
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 small half glazed vestibule is reached through the south door. The interior of the church has tooled snecked stone and rere arches. On either side of the 4-bay nave are arcades set on octagonal piers sitting on square bases. The pointed arches have a single order of chamfer and a hood mould. Beneath and providing entry to the tower is a plainer arch. Above the nave is a roof of collar beam trusses sitting on large corbel brackets, the emphasis of the joinery is a characteristic of Douglas’ work. The underside of the roof is boarded both over the nave but also over the aisles. The aisles have tie beams on corbelled brackets. A vestry is to be found on the north aisle, east wall, and is reached down stone steps with a wooden balustrade. The high, pointed chancel arch is wide with continuous hollow moulding. The chancel itself is up steps, it has ashlar walls and decorative floor tiles. Its 3-bay roof has trusses on corbels which are decorated with relief angels and HIS monograms and bracketed tie beams. Above the tie beams are moulded posts and include barley-twist queen posts. On the north wall is the organ recess. A stone reredos from 1905 is also on the north well. It shows Christ in high relief as a shepherd under a cusped, ogee crocketed canopy between pinnacles on angel corbels and with the outer half arches having traceried spandrels. To the left and right are blind arcades with cusped amin lights below reticulated tracery incorporating subsidiary trefoils and quatrefoils. On the main lights at the Ten Commandments. At the base of the tower is a baptistry with a white marble font from 1899 – the work of George Roberts and Sons of Llandudno. It has a round bowl with a relief inscription around the rim ‘The Lord bless thee and keep thee’. There are four square which have relief moulded quatrefoils, a dove and one with the monogram ‘T & SM W’ are above the detached Purbeck marble shafts. The octagonal base has a relief inscription round the base ‘Suffer little children to come unto me’. Around the font is a black-and-white diaper floor. The original brass and wood cover is on the top of the font. The pews incorporate umbrella stands. The front rank of pews has blind traceried fronts. On a stone base is the polygonal wooden pulpit. It is panelled with the wider central facet depicting, in low relief, the resurrected Christ appearing to his 11 disciples. The choir stalls have ornate fronts of foliage panels over shallow paired arches on turned posts. The shaped ends include stylised poppy heads to the front rank. The low communion rail has balusters and arcading. A war memorial – a reredos, the work of a local art teacher, J H Hutchings is to be found in the east wall of the north aisle. The stained glass: ‘St David and St Martin’, Henry Gustav Hiller, 1934; most of the other windows are by Lavers & Westlake of London, ‘SS Matthew, Mark, Luke and John’; ‘Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene’, 1899’ ‘The Good Shepherd’; ‘Christ the Light of the World’, c1903; ‘Suffer the Little Children’, with a multiracial group of children’, post 1962; ‘Christ Healing the Sick’, 1905; ‘Christ as a Shepherd with the resurrected Christ and Mary Magdalene’, post 1934; ‘Harpist and Organist’, Celtic Studios Swansea, 1982; ’The Resurrected Christ Appearing to the Disciples’, post 1904; ‘Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene’ post 1961; ‘Christ with Martha and Mary’, 1964; ‘Christ Calming the Storm’,1905; ‘Two Bishops, one with a cross and an eagle, one with a crook (St Martin of Tours)’, H G Hillier of Liverpool, 1964; ‘Christ calming the Storm’; On the baptistry: ‘Emblems of the Evangelists, Piety of Pelican and Ark’; ‘Symbols such as Alpha and Omega, a Peacock, Fish, a Phoenix and a Dove’. There is a ring of six bells and one to chime the hour all by John Taylor and Co, 1899.
Reference Buildings of Wales – Gwynedd 2009 Cadw Listing Notice 3635 Stained Glass in Wales A National Bell Register - George Dawson's Website - Homestead
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.