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.
8km northwest of Hay-on-Wye in the Radnorshire Hills is the village of Bryngwyn approached by a lane from Rhosgoch on the B4594 The settlement has a southeasterly aspect with the open common land of Bryngywn Hill rising behind the village.
References
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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.
Now housed in the chancel having been brought in from the churchyard is a COLUMNAR PILLAR STONE with a deeply incised cross. At the end of its arms and in the centre are ring and dot devices; four crosslets in the angles. It was dated by Dr Nash-Williams to C7-9. The nave was probably built in the C13 and the chancel roof can be dated to c1500. Bryngwyn was on the Drovers' roads between west Wales and Painscastle. A tablet within the church records repairs to the chancel in 1845. In 1872 the Revd John Hughes applied to the Incorporated Church Building Society for a grant towards the rebuilding of the church. Four years earlier plans had been prepared for a new church by William Chick of Hereford, he now prepared estimates for restoration. These plans were modifed in accordance with the Society's inspecting architect. In 1873 the chancel was 'thoroughly restored ' at the rectors own cost with help from friends and relations. By the end of 1875 the roof was on but funds had run out, it was not until 11 September 1877 before the church reopened. At this time the collapsed east end and southwest corner of the nave had been repaired.
Cadw Listings Notice
Buildings of Wales – Powys 2013
Church Quinquennial Inspection Reports
CPAT Radnorshire Churches Survey
A Survey of Ceramic Tiles in the Radnorshire Churches M A V Gill 2005
Roads and Trackways of Wales Richard Moore – Colyer 2001
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church has a South Porch, a nave running east-west with a belfry at the west end, and with a Chancel to the east. It was built with slabs and occassional blocks of small to medium, brown, red and grey sandstone with some coursing and heavy pointing such that in places it looks like render, there is a distict red brick masonry colour and other colours brought about by the lichen. Higher up the wall are slabs of yellowish-grey shaly siltstone, poorly coursed but lacking the lichen. Above this again lichen covered sandstones which suggests the siltstones are more recent repairs. The roof is of reconstituted clay tiles with simple ridge tiles and a cross finial at the east end of the chancel. There is a square bell-turret with tiled sides and rectangular louvered wooden windows on the north and south sides and a pyramidal roof with a cross above it. There are small cinquefoiled windows in the north wall and a big south window, straight headed with ogee head and hood moulding.
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.
There is an arch-braced roof in the porch with wind-braces, the doorway is Perpendicular with bulbus stops. The chancel roof has been well restored and is of arch-braced construction with two tiers of wind-braces arranged as quatrefoils, and half row above. It has diagonal pine boarding on oak rafters on two rows of purluins supported by five arch-braced trusses. There are 2.5 tiers of wind-bracing. There is much strapping, plating and bolting indicating historical problems associated with a heavy stone roof causing spread of the trusses. This is the church's most notable feature. The chancel arch and nave roof date from the Chick restoration - broad arch-braces with tie beams. Unusually the church has floors entirely paved with tiles from the Goodwin factory at Lugwardine in Herefordshire. The church fittings: Oak altar table, Oak reredos, Pine pulpit on stone plinth and an octagonal stone font with cover on stone plinth. There are two bells one dated C13, one dated c1550.
A National Bell Register - George Dawson's Website - Homestead
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.