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.
Fishguard is on the northern Pembrokeshire coast at the end of the A40 from London which is 410 km away. Haverfordwest is 25km to the south while Cardigan is 30km to the north east. The church is on Main Street to the north east of the square.
Reference
Buildings of Wales –Pembrokeshire 2004 AA Route Planner OS map 157 Coflein 193 Cadw Listings Notice
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.
Thomas Clark of the clothier family was a holiday maker here and after plans by John Prichard of Llandaff and James Stone of Narberth were found to be too expensive, undertook the design for free. He visited the site three times while James Hughes of Fisgard did the actual building -1855 -1857 and cost £1600. Clark also gave the Cilgerran stone gate piers and his mother embroidered the communion table cloth. The result was an ‘engineer’ designed church. Repairs to the church took place. The total immersion font and the prominent pulpit and balcony show a Nonconformist influence. Repairs took place in 1912.
Reference Buildings of Wales –Pembrokeshire 2004 OS map 157 Coflein 193
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church was built in a simple Romanesque style of broad nave with an apsed chancel and south east vestry together with a south east round -ended chapel and a small gabled bellcote. It was constructed with rubble walls with grey limestone tooled quoins, yellow terracotta dressings with some replacement Bath stone. There is a slate roof
Reference Buildings of Wales –Pembrokeshire 2004 Coflein 193 Cadw Listings Notice
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 plastered interior has a broad nave 13m wide (40 ft) with pointed arches over the windows. The nave has a 5-bay timber roof on deep arch-braced scissor trusses on low corbels. The chancel roof is of 2-bays with dep arch-braced trusses and a pointed arch to the apse. There are Cilgerran stone shafts to the apse windows. A west end gallery sits on 2 turned columns with vertical panels to the gallery front, the underside is enclosed as a lobby. The font is of 1857 with a chamfered underside to the bowl and opposed chamfers on the shaft. Dating from c1945-50 is a timber Gothic pulpit with 5 traceried sides. From 1919 is a Gothic timber screen and, from the same date, the stalls. The communion rails and apse panelling date from c1945-50. In the walls is a medieval fragment, a 2-light window saved from the lost medieval chapel of Llanfartin which stood within the bounds of the parish. The church has a significant collection of stained glass: ‘Peace Be Still’, John Petts, 1984; ‘The Light of the World’, Robert J Newbery, c1925; ‘St Cecilia with St Anna Teaching the Virgin Mary to Read’, Burlison & Grylls, 1921; ‘The Good Shepherd’ Burlison & Grylls, 1921; ‘The Risen Christ’, John Petts, 1986; ‘Christ Blessing the Children’, Burlison & Grylls, 1921; ‘The Annunciation and Holy Family’, Celtic Studios, 1970; ‘I Was a Stranger and ye Took Me In’, Robert J Newbery, 1920; ‘Peter’s Commission’, Robert J Newbery, 1920; ‘Christ Blessing the Children’, c1930; ‘Clothing the Naked’ (detail from clothing the Naked and Feeding the Hungry), Robert J Newbery, 1920; ‘Justice and Fortitude’, Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd, 1920; ‘Hannah, Samuel and Eli’, Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd, designers: Liversedge, Herbert Cole, Ernest Penwarden, Read’ c1919; ‘The Risen Christ Appears to St Thomas’ Celtic Studios, 1954; ‘A Teacher Come From God’, Celtic Studios, 1970.
Reference Buildings of Wales –Pembrokeshire 2004 Coflein 193 Stained Glass in Wales Cadw Listings Notice
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.