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).
The name/dedication of the church and its location.
A brief description of the image
The date the image was created.
Details of any copyright are displayed here.
The name of the person who uploaded the image.
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 village of Cwmbach Llechryd lies on the old main road between Builth Wells and Newbridge-on-Wye in churchyard on west side of the road half a mile north of Builth Road Station (on the Central Wales Railway - Swansea to Shrewsbury). The village is by-passed by the A470 Cardiff to Llandudno, some 4.5 km north northwest of Builth Wells and 6 km south souteast of Newbridge-on-Wye.
References
Route Planner Directions, traffic and maps AA
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 village of Cwmbach Llechryd was a largely C19 scattered village of red brick cottages for the Pencerrig estate to the east. The church was built in 1886 by J.B. Fowler, architect of Brecon and consecrated by the Bishop of St David's on 25 November 1886. The patron was Miss Clara Thomas of Llwyn Madoc, Breconshire, and Pencerrig, who dedicated the church to the memory of her mother, also Clara Thomas (d 1877), as recorded on an inscription in the west wall. Unusually the work was not contracted out but the labour was paid for day by day - at a cost of £12,000 - with a Mr Millward of Cardiff acting as clerk of works. As a result the quality of the workmanship is of a superiour character.
The Victorian Diarist and curate Revd Francis Kilvert of Clyro met Miss Clara Thomas at dinner and recorded the event in his diary for 11 February 1870 when he described her as 'very pretty and nice in a blue silk high dress.'
Cadw Listings Notice
Buildings of Wales – Powys 2013
Church Quinquennial Inspection Reports
A Survey of Ceramic Tiles in the Radnorshire Churches M A V Gill Radnorshire Society 2005
Kilvert’s Diary
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church was built in a Gothic Revival style as a church of definite quality and character consisting of a nave, orientated west to east, with a south porch, a slightly lower chancel, and an organ chamber on north side. There is a triple bellcote over the chancel arch crowned with a spirelet. The quality workmanship is of rock faced squared coursed greenish sandstone and pinkish ashlar detail, with a plain clay tiled roof. There is a good octagonal chimney to the north based on a C14 one in Grosemont Castle.
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 scale, detail and completeness make for a most impressive interior. The walls are lined in pink ashlar with arch-braced roofs, the one in the nave on a carved stone cornice while in the chancel it has oak panels cusped over the sanctuary. The chancel arch is tall, shafted and with stiff leaf caps. All the windows are shafted, the ones in the chancel being in pink marble.
In the sanctuary is a pink and white marble reredos with blind arcading on short marble shafts of various hues, except immediately behind the oak altar table where there is a ledge and a gold mosaic adorned with flowers and the legend 'Alleluia'. Above is a foliage frieze and foliage cornice below the east window sill. Brass communion rails enclose the sanctuary. Both the chancel and sanctuary have encaustic tile floors
A polygonal oak carved pulpit, stands in the nave, with stylised Gothic panels and an oak leaf frieze to the cornice on a freestone sandstone plinth. The ornate round font has a freestone bowl with foliage friezes in relief and marble panels of various hews. A central and four detached marble shafts have foliage capitals and cusped arches. The wooden cover has radiating panels with quatrefoils. Italian wrought iron gates in front of the nave door were installed in 1909.
The stained glass; in the east window is by Burlison & Grylls is dated 1887, 'the Crucifixion', it shows a richly crowded scene in a conventional manner but showing the later Victorian trend away from rich colours.The north and south windows of the chancel are of a similar date and depict 'Musical Angels', New Testament Scenes are to be seen in the large west window 'Christ with his disciples on the Sea of Galilee' post 1913, SS Christopher and Nicholas' post 1950 and ' St Stephen' post 1903, 'A Death Bed Scene' dated 1908, 'The Good Centurian and St Barnabas' post 1947, 'The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats' post 1942, are all by Burlison & Grylls. In the porch, both post 1929, are 'SS Agnes and Ceciia' and 'SS Margaret and Susanna.'
There is a ring of 5 bells dated 1887 by L Keller of Switzerland.
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.