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.
Cathays is about 2km north of Cardiff castle with railways on both sides of the area and bounded to the north by the A48. The church is on the corner of Woodville Road and Flora Street.
Reference AA Route Planner OS Map 171
The name/dedication of the church to which the plan refers.
A brief description of the plan. eg. who created it and where it came from.
The date the plan was created.
The details of any copyright are displayed here.
The name of the person who inputted the plan.
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 built in 1893-87 to the designs of G E Halliday, the foundation stone was laid on 13 February 1895 by Mrs Mackintosh and was to replace an iron church. Two phases of building occurred, the aisled nave in 1895-7 and the chancel and vestry, organ chamber and south porch in 1901, a projected tower was never completed. To the right of the chancel doorway is a stone tablet dated 1895 with a consecration cross. It was built at a cost of £7,240 (first phase) when the contractor was Messrs Shepton & Sons of Cardiff; and £2000 for the second phase when the contractor was William Cadwalladr of Cardiff.
Reference Buildings of Wales – Glamorgan 2001 Benefice website Church Building and Restoration in Victorian Glamorgan Geoffrey R Orrin 2004 Coflein 408449 Source: Cadw Listing Notice
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church was built in the Perpendicular Gothic style (with elements of this C15 style) with an aisled nave and south west porch, a south transept tower, never completed just a stump, and a lower and narrower chancel. It was built of snecked rock-faced Swelldon Limestone with Box Ground Bathstone dressings and has a Welsh slate roof behind coped gables.
Reference Coflein 408449 Buildings of Wales – Glamorgan 2001 Benefice website Church Building and Restoration in Victorian Glamorgan Geoffrey R Orrin 2004 Cadw Listing 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 nave had 5-bay Perpendicular style arcades with the piers set diagonally with attached shafts. Thin wall shafts rise from the spandrels to roof corbels. The tie-beam roof has castellated beams and intermediate arched braces on corbelled shields above the clerestory window. The chancel arch is of a similar style to the arcades but has foliage capitals and a hood mould with head stops. The chancel roof is a boarded wagon roof with painted thin ribs and bosses on a moulded cornice. Along the east wall is an elaborate wooded reredos with painted a gilded relief panels 9in Netherlandish style)– the work of J Coates Carter and installed in 1924. The triptych has a carved figure of Christ as the good shepherd standing on a pedestal beneath a canopy and clanked by the figures of St Andrew and St Teilo and some angels. There are more angels on the outer panels. A pastoral scene forms the background and, on the horizon, there are depictions on Cardiff churches and Llandaff cathedral. Above the central panel is a panelled tester with brattishing while below is an arcade of blind cusped arches with painted shields and the symbols of the Passion. Beneath, but hidden by the altar is a 5-bay panel with cusped ogee arches with relief foliage and the Agnus Dei on the wider central panel. In the south aisle is a Perpendicular font with an octagonal bowl decorated with quatrefoils to each face and standing on a thin stem and detached marble shafts with crocket capitals on the underneath side of the bowl. Sitting on a square stone plinth composed of 4 squat moulded square shafts is a high wooden pulpit. The stained glass: ‘Golgotha, Christ crucified between the two thieves’,– a 1914-1918 war memorial, Kempe and Tower, 1919 – this is the firm’s major work in Glamorgan; ‘St Teilo’, c1919; ‘The annunciation’, c1926.
Reference
Buildings of Wales – Glamorgan 2001 Benefice website Coflein 408449 Church Building and Restoration in Victorian Glamorgan Geoffrey R Orrin 2004 Cadw Listing 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.