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.
Builth Wells is a small market town on the A470 Cardiff to Llandudno road, and a former spa town in northern Breconshire about 29 km due north of Brecon (Via the B4520 the mountain road across Ministry of Defence Ranges), at the confluence of the rivers Wye and Irfon. The church itself is located to the west of the town centre and marks the western limit of the medieval settlement, the castle to the east of the town centre marks the other extreme.
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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 earliest record of there being a church in Builth is 1283 and certainly the tower appears to be of that time. The medieval church was rebuilt in 1793 leaving just the medieval tower following a collection authorised by George III, in 1873-5 by John Norton who kept the existing nave and tower in place while work continued on the new church, only demolishing the nave when the new church was completed. This accounts for the tower being at the east end of the church rather than the usual west end. The new church was opened on Tuesday 13 July 1875 and had cost £3700.
The present church comprises a nave and chancel, a south aisle with the south porch near its south-west corner, an east tower attached to the east end of the south aisle and a vestry-cum-organ chamber on the north side of the chancel. The church is constructed in sandstone blocks mostly yellow, brown, and grey at lower levels, irregular lumps of grey sandstone higher up with irregular blocks of red and grey sandstones at the top of the tower. The roof of the church is covered with reconstituted grey tiles with plain ridge tiles on the nave and vestry with more ornamented ones on the chancel. There are cross finials on most gable ends. There is a flagpole and weather vane on the north-east corner of the tower.
John Wesley preach here on several occasions. - his brother Charles married a lady from further up the Irfon Valley.
CPAT Brecknockshire Churches Survey
Buildings of Wales - Powys 2013
Cadw Listing Notice
Quinquennial Inspection Reports
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
Nave, chancel, south aisle, sanctuary, north transept and vestry. Beside the porch is an octagonal staircase and a meeting room (tower room), at first floor level.
Cadw Listings Notice
Buildings of Wales – Powys 2013
Church Quinquennial Inspection Reports
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.
A light and airy interior, lined with ashlar, a four-bay arcade on octagonal piers, a trefoiled arch-braced nave roof with a wagon roof in the chancel. Beside the porch is an octagonal staircase and a meeting room at first floor level.
There is a three panelled carved altar in the sanctuary with a medieval patterned set of communion rails. The chancel arch is made from Bathstone. Within the nave are to be found a stone pedestal pulpit with carved and decorated enclosure and with metal balustrading, an elaborate brass lectern with eagle and a stone plinth in three stages with a stone font having a timber cover
In the tower are two bells by James Barwell cast in 1906, four bells by John Rudhall cast in 1812 and a further bell cast c1762.
A seven foot high decorated sceen encloses a vestry
The timber memorial in porch is to the fallen of two world wars, two brass plaques in nave listing the names of the dead of the two world wars
Also in the porch is an effigy of John Lloyd (died 1585) "ysquer to the bodye" to Elizabeth I. He is in military dress with a helmet on his head.
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.