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.
Llanwenllwyfo and its church are a small settlement formally part of the Llys Dulas estate. On a country road it is 6.5 km south east of Amlwch and 28km almost north of Menai Bridge.
Reference OS Map 115 AA Route Planner
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.
Built to replace an earlier llan church northeast of the Llys Dulas estate, this church was built in 1856 by Henry Kennedy of Bangor at a cost of £1417, all of which was raise by donation details of which are to be found on a board in the church.
Reference Buildings of Wales –Gwynedd 2009 Cadw Listings Notice
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
This is a Gothic revival church of nave and chancel, and narrow west tower of three staged topped by an inordinately tall ashlar spire. It was built from rubble masonry with gritstone dressings and included a continuous sill band and raking plinth with dressed quoins. There is a slate roof with stone copings, the chancel has a decorative iron ridge.
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 rood is of five bays with an exposed roof of arch braced collared trusses down to wall posts on shaped corbels. The chancel roof is of 2 bays of closely spaced braced collared trusses. A single step leads up into the chancel beneath a chancel arch pointed with a broach stop with chamfered angles and a hoodmould with facial stops, the inner arch is moulded with floriate capitals on engaged plasters set on shaped corbels. The sanctuary is raised by 3 steps with a moulded sanctuary rail on cusped crossed braces and stick balusters. The font is from the old church, it has been retooled into an octagonal bowl on a new base.
The stained glass is C15 and C16 Flemish largely from the Carthusian Monastery in Louvain in Belgium. Specifically it came from the memorial chapel of Pope Adrian VI c1522 and who was tutor to the Emperor Charles V. Originally bought by a German Cloth Merchant named Hampp who subsequently settled in Norwich and who traded with Flanders, his acquisition was as a result of a Protestant take over in Belgium.
The east window is made from fragments of glass from Pope Adrian’s chapel and shows in the central light ‘The Crucifixion’, with the ‘Holy Trinity’ above, and the ‘Arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane’ below; to the left ‘Jesus being brought before the High Priest’, below which, ‘ The Adoration of the Magi’, while the right panel shows ‘The stations of the Cross’ above a rare example of ‘The Flight into Egypt’.
Elsewhere in the chancel and nave: ‘The Virgo Lactans’, ‘Mary Magdalen washing Christ’s feet’, ‘The raising of Lazarus’, and a very rare depiction ‘The resurrected Christ in a straw hat’, In the nave there is an example of the design by Bernard van Orley who was the court painter and a prolific designer of tapestries and stained glass at the Court of Margaret of Austria who was Regent of the Netherlands at Malines (then known as Malines, it shows a wealth of ignorance, envy and militarism mocking Christ in the palace of the High Priest.
Other windows show ‘Saints and Prophets’, ‘The Holy Family and Agnus Dei – the Lamb of god who was slain for us’ – this is the oldest piece of glass in the church. There is other York glass of the late C14 or early C15 while most of the other panels show characteristic Flemish motifs and were made in Malines about 1522.
The glass had been purchased by the then owners of the Llys Dulas estate
Reference
Buildings of Wales –Gwynedd 2009 Cadw Listings Notice Stained Glass in Wales
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.