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Church Heritage Record 1368

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St Llwchaiarn, Llanllwchaiarn

Name:

The name or dedication of the church.

St Llwchaiarn, Llanllwchaiarn
Record Type:

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.

Parish Church
Church code:

A unique identification number given to every church.

1368
Diocese:

The name of the diocese in which the church is located.

St Asaph
Archdeaconry:

The name of the archdeaconry in which the church is located.

Montgomery
Parish:

This is the legal name of the parish as given by the Church Commissioners.

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Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?

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.

This is a Grade II Listed Building
Scheduled Monument?

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 is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

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. 

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

There are over 500 conservation areas in Wales. They are designated by local planning authorities for their special architectural and historic interest.

The church is not in a Conservation Area

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Buildings At Risk Status

On Buildings At Risk Register?

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. 

This church is not on the Buildings at Risk Register
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Approximate Date

Approximate Date:

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).

Victorian/Pre-WWI

Exterior Image

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Summary Description

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.

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Visiting and Facilities

Useful information is displayed here for people wishing to visit the church. This may include things like opening hours, catering & toilet facilities, parking, etc. 

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:

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Sources and Further Information

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View information on worship and access at this church on the Church In Wales web site
RCAHMW (2004) Coflein http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/421135/details/ [Digital Archive/Document]
http://www.coflein.gov.uk/
CPAT (2016) Historic Environment Record http://www.cofiadurcahcymru.org.uk/arch/query/page.php?prn=CPAT31051 [Digital Archive/Document]
CPAT (2016) Welsh Historic Churches Survey http://www.cpat.demon.co.uk\projects\longer\churches\montgom\16883.htm [Digital Archive/Document]
http://www.cpat.demon.co.uk/projects/longer/churches/idxall.htm

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.

Grid Reference: SO 123 925

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Church address

Address
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Administrative Area

Unitary Authority:

This is the name of the Local Authoirity within which the church is located.

Powys - Powys

Location and Setting

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.

Llanllwchaiarn lies on the north side of the river and incorporates north side of the town of Newtown including Penygloddfa.  The church lies 2km to the east along the B4568.  Set on a spur of land around Rock Farm the church lies above the river and canal and the hills then rise to the north.

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Church Plan

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Ground Plan Description and Dimensions

Ground Plan

This is a description of the ground plan of the church.

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Dimensions

If known, the dimensions (measurements) of the church ground plan will be displayed here.

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Footprint of Church buildings (m2):

If the footrprint (area) of the church is known, it will be displayed here.

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Description of Archaeology and History

A description of the history and archaeology of the church and its site.

A church was recorded here in the Norwich Taxation of 1253 with a value of £1-6s-8d and in 1263 it was appropriated to the Cistercian Nunnery at Llanllugan.  The early church had a nave and south door and a wider chancel, western bell turret and was fitted out inside with box pews with a central pulpit on the north wall.  The present church was built in red brick in 1815 at a cost of £1200 in Georgian style.  The brickwork being in English garden Bond style with brick quoins.  An extension of 1864 by R J Withers cost £460 used a light redbrick in Flemish Bond.  Sandstone was used for the basal plinth around the tower.  During this work the east wall was cut through and a plain yellow sandstone chancel arch was installed, the work of Edward Jones of Newtown.  Also, at the time the nave roof was raised and the organ was removed from the gallery and placed in a niche in the chancel north wall.

In 1869 the round headed windows were replaced with those of Gothic design, further work took place in 1902.  In 1946 the organ was re-sited in the Gallery and the bells were recast and a steel headstock was inserted.

CPAT Montgomeryshire Churches Survey

Buildings of Wales – Powys 2013

Exterior Description

A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.

The church has a nave with a slightly narrower chancel, a west tower and a south vestry, the building was constructed from brick (see above) with a slate roof with plain grey ceramic ridge tiles with a cross finial to the chancel.  The tower is of three storeys with an 1815 sandstone date stone and a wrought iron light above the doorway

References

CPAT Montgomeryshire Churches Survey

Buildings of Wales – Powys 2013

Architects, Artists and Associated People/Organisations

Information about any noteable architects, artists, people, or events associated with the church.

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Building Fabric and Features

Information about any important features and building fabric.

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Building Materials

If known, a list of the church's major building material/s will be displayed here.

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Interior Image

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Interior Description

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 doorway leads into the ground floor of the tower, the porch with a red-tiled floor, plastered walls above the wainscoting and a plastered ceiling, the east wall has a recess with a pair of panelled doors into the nave, there is a benefaction board to the side.  On the north wall is a wooden tablet recording the vicars from 1377.  The south wall has a door giving access to the gallery.   Steps on the north wall lead to the bell chamber.  The first floor of the tower is the ringing chamber with a pair of doors leading to the gallery and steps up to the bell chamber above.

Red and black tiles form the nave floor with a raised tongue and groove below the benches.  The walls are plastered, the roof is of five bays formed by king-posts with tie-beam trusses supported on cusped arch-braces springing from decorated stone corbels. Along the west wall is a gallery supported on four octagonal oak columns and with a wood panelled front (See below).

A single step beneath the chancel arch leads into the chancel with two further steps into the sanctuary.  The raised floor is of encaustic tiles with plastered walls above the wainscotting and a plastered ceiling with exposed rafters and purlins.  The reredos in Gothic tracery makes use of panelling brought from Welshpool church in 1892.  Two steps down lead into the vestry where there is a painting of the church in C19.  Within the church is to be found a carved effigy of 1630 from the earlier church.

In the gallery are portions of a fine screen from St Mary’s Church Newtown, moved to the new St David’s church in 1856 and to this church in 2011.  Fenton found the screen ‘perhaps the most perfect thing of the kind in the kingdom’ and the Revd John Parker described it in 1829 as ‘world of Gothic art… with the highest luxuries of workmanship and colouring’ – even though by then the loft had been taken down and a new parapet made up of the soffit panels.  The screen spanned both the nave and aisle of the old church, the highest quality of the so call Newtown School except perhaps Llananno.” (Buildings of Wales).

The pulpit and pews were by Withers.

The stained glass is by Morris and Co of 1870. Full length figures of ‘St Stephen’ by Burne-Jones and ‘St Peter’ by William Morris and predella panels of the ‘Stoning of Stephen’ (Burne-Jones) and ‘St Peter’(William Morris) and ‘Peter’s Escape from Prison’ (Ford Maddox Brown); there are two lucid and well-coloured lights. By C A Gibbs, 1874 ‘Martha and Mary’; and the east window of 1868 by O’Connor ‘Christ and Mary Magdalene;  O’Connor also made ‘Nativity’ of 1864; the nave window was by H G Hiller ‘SS Gabriel and Michael’.

References

CPAT Montgomeryshire Churches Survey

Buildings of Wales – Powys 2013

Internal Fixtures and Fittings

Information about the church's important internal fixtures and fittings. 

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Portable Furnishings and Artworks

Information about the church's important moveable items and artworks.

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Ecology

A description of the ecology of the churchyard.

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Ecological Designations

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The everyday wildlife of burial grounds means much to those who visit and cherish them but many burial grounds are so rich in wildlife that they should be designated and specially protected. Few have the legal protection of a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) or, in the case of local authority owned cemeteries, Local Nature Reserve. This makes it even more important that they are cared for and protected by the people looking after them.

Many have a non-statutory designation as a recognition of their importance. These non-statutory designations have a variety of names in different regions including Local Wildlife Site, County Wildlife Site, Site of Importance for Nature Conservation or Site of Nature Conservation Importance (Local Wildlife Site is the most common name). Their selection is based on records of the most important, distinctive and threatened species and habitats within a national, regional and local context. This makes them some of our most valuable wildlife areas.

For example, many burial grounds which are designated as Local Wildlife Sites contain species-rich meadow, rich in wildflowers, native grasses and grassland fungi managed by only occasional mowing plus raking. When this is the case, many animals may be present too, insects, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. This type of grassland was once widespread and has been almost entirely lost from the UK with approximately 3% remaining, so burial grounds with species-rich meadow managed in this way are extremely important for wildlife.

These designations should be considered when planning management or change.

If you think that this or any other burial ground should be designated please contact Caring for God’s Acre (info@cfga.org.uk) to discuss. Many eligible sites have not yet received a designation and can be surveyed and then submitted for consideration.

There are no SSSIs within the curtilage of this Parish Church.

There are no Local nature reserves within the curtilage of this Parish Church.

There are no Local Wildlife sites within the curtilage of this Parish Church.

Evidence of the Presence of Bats

Information about the presence of bats in the church building or churchyard.

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Burial and War Grave Information

Records whether the church has been consecrated.

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Records whether there have been burials in the churchyard.

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Records whether the churchyard is still being used for burials.

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Records whether there are any war graves in the churchyard.

The churchyard has war graves.

National Heritage Designations

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There are no Listed Buildings within the curtilage of this Parish Church.

There are no Scheduled Monuments within the curtilage of this Parish Church.

Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees

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Churchyards are home to fantastic trees, in particular ancient and veteran trees which can be the oldest indication of a sacred space and be features of extraordinary individuality. The UK holds a globally important population of ancient and veteran yew trees of which three-quarters are found in the churchyards of England and Wales.

There are more than 1,000 ancient and veteran yews aged at least 500 years in these churchyards.

To put this in context, the only other part of western Europe with a known significant yew population is Normandy in northern France, where more than 100 ancient or veteran churchyard yews have been recorded.

Burial grounds may contain veteran and ancient trees of other species such as sweet chestnut or small-leaved lime which, whilst maybe not so old as the yews, are still important for wildlife and may be home to many other species.

Specialist advice is needed when managing these wonderful trees. For more information or to seek advice please contact Caring for God’s Acre, The Ancient Yew Group and The Woodland Trust.

If you know of an ancient or veteran tree in a burial ground that is not listed here please contact Caring for God’s Acre.

There are currently no Ancient, Veteran or Notable trees connected to this Parish Church

Churchyard Structures

Any important churchyard structures will be listed here.

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Significance

Setting Significance Level:

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Setting Significance Description:

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.

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Fabric Significance Level:

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Fabric Significance Description:

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.

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Interior Significance Level:

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Interior Significance Description:

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.

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Community Significance Level:

Signifiance levels are set at high, medium and low.

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Community Significance Description:

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. 

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Church Renewables

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Species Summary

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All of the species listed below have been recorded in close proximity to the Parish Church . A few species which are particularly threatened and affected by disturbance may not be listed here because their exact location cannot be shared.

NOTE: Be aware that this dataset is growing, and the species totals may change once the National Biodiversity Network has added further records. Species may be present but not recorded and still await discovery.

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Caring for God’s Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.

To learn more about all of the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.

"Seek Advice" Species

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If any of the following species have been seen close to the Parish Church, it is important to seek advice from an expert. You will need to know if they are present now, and to follow expert recommendations when planning works. All of these species have specific legal protection as a recognition of their rarity. All of them are rare or becoming increasingly endangered, so it is important to ensure that management and other works do not adversely affect them. In addition, there may be things you can do to help these special species. N.B. Swift and House Martin do not have specific legal protection but are included, as roof repair works often impact breeding swifts and house martins which is against the law.

This is not a complete list of protected species, there are many more, but these are ones that are more likely to be found. All wild birds, their nests and eggs are also protected by law, as are all bats and veteran trees. In a few cases, species are considered particularly prone to disturbance or destruction by people, so the exact location of where they were recorded is not publicly available but can be requested. These ‘blurred’ records are included here, and the accuracy is to 1km. This means that the species has been recorded in close proximity to the Parish Church, or a maximum of 1km away from it. As these ‘blurred’ species are quite mobile, there is a strong likelihood that they can occur close to the Parish Church. To learn about these special species, use the link provided for each species in the table below

One important species which is not included here is the Peregrine Falcon. This is protected and advice should be sought if peregrines are nesting on a church or cathedral. Peregrine records are ‘blurred’ to 10km, hence the decision not to include records here. Remember too that species not seriously threatened nationally may still be at risk in your region and be sensitive to works. You should check with local experts about this. You may also need to seek advice about invasive species, such as Japanese knotweed and aquatics colonising streams or pools, which can spread in churchyards.

N.B. If a species is not recorded this does not indicate absence. It is always good practice to survey.

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Caring for God’s Acre can help and support you in looking after the biodiversity present in this special place. If you know that any of these species occur close to the Parish Church and are not recorded here, please contact Caring for God’s Acre with details (info@cfga.org.uk).

To find out more about these and other species recorded against this Parish Church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas.

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Paul BakerModified asset data - Modified the Burial and War Grave informationThu 01 Nov 2018 11:54:09
Paul BakerModified asset data - Modified the Interior DescriptionThu 01 Nov 2018 11:48:05
Paul BakerModified asset data - Modified the Exterior DescriptionThu 01 Nov 2018 11:47:24
Paul BakerModified asset data - Modified the Archaeology and History DescriptionThu 01 Nov 2018 11:46:58
Paul BakerModified asset data - Modified the Location and Setting DescriptionThu 01 Nov 2018 11:46:28
Paul BakerModified the Grid ReferenceThu 01 Nov 2018 11:46:01
Paul BakerModified asset data - Modified the Approximate DateThu 01 Nov 2018 11:45:09
Paul BakerModified asset data - Modified the National Park informationThu 01 Nov 2018 11:44:46
Tina AndrewCreated new asset - Imported initial recordWed 11 Nov 2015 19:06:34
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