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.
The church is prominently sited at the head of St Mary’s Street, close to the castle and to the south of the A487. The town is 19km south west of Cardigan and 11km east of Fishguard.
Reference Cadw Listings Notice Buildings of Wales –Pembrokeshire 2004 AA Route Planner OS map 145
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 rebuilt on earlier foundations by John Middleton and Son of Cheltenham in 1879. The earlier medieval church dated from the construction of the large c13 tower and rebuilding of the rest of the church C13/C14. The earlier church ignored the local saint Curig whose name survives in the annual fair. In their rebuilding the Middletons reused the existing walls – former windows are now blocked. He lengthened the chancel and restored the twin gabled transepts which had been altered in 1834-5. In the churchyard is a small inscribed stone from C7-C9 with a ring incised cross.
Reference Buildings of Wales –Pembrokeshire 2004. Cadw Listings Notice
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church has an aisleless nave with paired gabled transepts, coped gables and a long lower chancel with a large west tower. It was built from rubble stone under a slate roof. The tower, however, has jamb stones cut from volcanic tuff, sadly these dressings have been eroded by the use of hard mortar pointing. Also, within the tower are volcanic stones, the clasts pulling out of the volcanic flow when the stone was still molten. The square tower has angle buttresses on its west side and a square stair turret on its south east, the parapets step up and angles. The tower is topped by a finely made weather cock.
Reference Buildings of Wales –Pembrokeshire 2004 Cadw Listings Notice Welsh Stone Forum Newsletter 12
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 6-bay arch-braced collar truss roof with ashlar corbels. The transept roofs are carried by axial timber arch-braced beams carrying uprights to an upper valley beam. The fine chamfered tower arch has a glazed ornate 8-panel screen dating from C19. The chancel has C20 woodwork: stalls, communion table and east end panelling. In the nave the pulpit sits on quatrefoil shafts. The square font dates from the C12 was cut from Dundry stone and stands on a column base, the cutting was a in typical scallop style but some of the darts between the scallops are missing. The stained glass: ‘The Four Evangelists’, A O Hemming & Co, 1911; ‘The Nativity’, Heaton, Butler & Bayne, c1850; ‘St Luke’, A O Hemming & Co, 1911; ‘The Virgin Mary’, A O Hemming & Co, 1911; ‘The Light of the World’, 1911; ‘The Good Shepherd’, 1939; ‘Musical Angles’, dating from 1631 it was reset by Heaton, Butler & Bayne in 1879; ‘St John the Evangelist’, probably dating fro the C17 is was reset by Heaton, Butler & Bayne in 1879. The church has three bells one of which was cast by Charles Carr.
Reference Buildings of Wales –Pembrokeshire 2004 Cadw Listings Notice Welsh Stone Forum Newsletter 12 A National Bell Register - George Dawson's Website - Homestead Stained Glass in Wales
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.