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.
Please enter a number
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.
Set in the older part of the town about 1km south east of the town on the hill. Llandrindod Wells is the county town of Powys and is situated above the valley of the River Ithon on the A483, Builth Wells (12 km to the south) to Newtown ( 40 km to the north) road and some 350 km from London.
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 church was originally built in the C13/C14 with a south porch and a small spire. It was completely rebuilt in 1894 - 5 by William & Thomas Williams of Brecon after Archdeacon de Winton had removed the roof to make the parishioners attend the new church. Dedicated to Holy Trinity it is called the Old Parish Church to distinguish it from the new church in town. In the Taxatio of 1291 it was identificed a 'Llanddw' - 'Church of God' and was still known as such in 1517 but in the Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1536 it was the 'Church of the Holy Trinity'. In rebuilding the site the site was flattened and a new church built, the foundations of the old chucrh can be seen at th base of the east wall. In 1911 it was extended to the west by R Wellings Thomas employing D & A Meredith of Llandrindod Wells with a further bay, a vestry and a heating chamber, the extended church was re-opened on 29 May 1911. The first Archbishop of Wales was elected here in 1920. Durig the late Victorian building a 'sheila-na-gig' in relief with one side of the stone later marked with a cross was found and is now in the Llandrindod Wells Museum.
Buildings of Wales – Powys 2013
CPAT Radnorshire Churches Survey
Church Quinquennial Inspection Reports
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
This is a simple church - a single chamber with a porch with a broach spirelet constructed in neo-gothic style. it was built with local sandstone and a mixture of sedimentary rocks such as shales and mudstones with some (?) volcanic ash probably re-using earlier materials with grey shale quoins and dressed red sandstone to windows, there is a natural Welsh slate roof.
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.
A brief description of the image.
Copyright details.
The name of the person who inputted the image.
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 porch has unplastered walls, a tiled floor and modern roof timbers. Both the nave and the chancel are plasterd and limewashed, the modern roof is an imitation of an earleir roof of tie-beam trusses over the nave while over the chancel are hammerbeams carryig braces steeply arches to a point with curved brackets and quatrefoils below. The floors are tiled save under the seating which is wood. The furnishings are an oak altar table and an oak communion rail with decoratively carved supports. In the nave are an octagonal oak carved panelled pulpit, an Eagle lectern and an octagonal C15? stone font with square plinth/base and oak cover. There is a single bell cast by Thomas II Mears (Glouc) in 1841. Music is provided by a University' electric organ and there is also small pipe organ. The stained glass: The east window of 1951 by Celtic Studios, while the north window in the nave is large and colourful of 1935 by Charles Powell.
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.