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.
Set in the Victorian part of the town next to one of the entrances to the Rock Park and overlooking Temple Gardens the church is the principal church in the town. 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.
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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 Romans came near by to Castel Collen where they had a fort, however, the town did not really develop until after the discovery of mineral springs in the area. A saline spring was discovered in 1670 and in 1736 Mrs Jenkins, a farmer, found a curative spring. In the 1740s a chalybeate spring was discovered. The town then developed as a Spa town, the 'Montpellier of Wales'. The Gentleman's Magazine wrote: 'Bath's crowded springs, Llandrindod happier Cambria sings.' A new church was built in July 1871 as a chapel of ease to the exisiting church now known as the Old Parish Church. In the Autumn of 1881 the Ven Henry de Winton, Archdeacon of Brecon, was instituted by the Bishop of St David's to the living of Cefnllys and Llandrindod. From that year the dedication was Holy Trinity. To ensure that his parishioners came to this church he had the roofs removed from the Old Parish Church and Cefnllys.
The church was designed by Thomas Ncholason. and built by Mr Gough of Bishop's Castle, the church was then known as Christ Church. Nicholson and Harrow then extended the church to the west in 1895-7 but with the development of the spa the need to enlarge the church was faced and in 1902 an ambitious rebuilding was planned by R Wellings Thomas - a local arhitect - who proposed north and south naves, clestory and spired tower of almost 43m. He built the north nave and aisle in 1905 and provided a double chancel answering to both naves in 1910. A square tower was was planned in 1932. The little turret on the porch, added in 1995 by Roger Bullock does not do justice to the building had the spire been added.
Cadw Listings Notice
Buildings of Wales – Powys 2013
Church Quinquennial Inspection Reports
Radnorshire Society transactions Vol 52 1982
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
This is a large Victorian Church with north and south aisles, north chapel, Chancel, Sanctuary and Church Centre, with also an organ chamber and a vicar's vestry. (Note there is a basement area known as 'The Dungeon'). The northern most aisle has been converted in to a parish room (The St Francis Centre). The building is essentially built in the Decorated style especially the east end. The symetrical south vestries and north chancel with its big gabled windows to the north and south add gravity to the brick steetscape albeit 50 years out of date. It was built from split-faced (also described as bull-faced) local rubble stone, squared and coursed with jumpers, the dressings are freestone and the angle buttresses have pinnacles (the outer buttresess are set diagonally). The roof is of stone tiles with clay ridges
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 interior walls are ashlar sandstone with darker bands of stone throughout. Round columns with carved foliage capitals support the arcade of 1871, the north archade was built in 1901 and has round piers with moulded caps. The nave roof is arch-braced. In the nave is a Decorative carved oak lectern and a stone font with chunkily carved foliage set on a stone base with a hardwood cover Everything east of the chancel arches is from 1910. The windows have nook-shafts with flowing Decorated tracery. The chancel arcade has clusters of grey granite coloumns with detached shafts - which look old fashioned. The east window above the altar which is a pitch pine altar table (Carved oak altar being in Lady chapel) has stained glass of c1900 and has flanking lancets,north and south with stained glass of saints - c1900 - squeezed awkwardly towards the corners. The roof is of hammerbeam construction with lots of carved tracery and big winged angle-brackets. There is a big Tudor arch framing the organ recess. There is a screen across the north chancel which was richly carved in about 1910 by W Minifie making the south chancel dominant. The east window in this chancel has 'Christ in Glory', it is in the Arts and Craft style with intense flashes of colour especially in the swirly angel wings and the celestial frame. The west window is a war memorial of c1920 showing dominantly ensign-bearing soldiers. In the north nave, west window 'The Good Sheherd' by Celtic Studios. The west window of the north aisle is also by Celtic Studios is 'St Francis, 1973 . The Celtic Studios 'Nativity' is in acid colours. In the south aisle ' Suffer Little Children' is by Florence Camm of Smethwick.
Note there is a basement area known as 'The Dungeon'. The northern most aisle has been converted in to a parish room (The St Francis Centre). There are eight bells - originally 1 bell, to which 7 cast by John Taylor of Loughborough were added.
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.