St David's Church, Llanddewi Rhydderch

Church of St David
"a medieval church sensitively restored"
Church of St David
Location in Monmouthshire
Coordinates: 51°48′41″N 2°56′40″W / 51.8115°N 2.9444°W / 51.8115; -2.9444
Location Llanddewi Rhydderch, Monmouthshire
Country Wales
Denomination Church in Wales
History
Status parish church
Founded early 14th century
Architecture
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade II*
Designated 9 January 1956
Architectural type Church
Administration
Parish Llanddewi Rhydderch
Deanery Abergavenny
Archdeaconry Monmouth
Diocese Monmouth
Clergy
Vicar(s) The Reverend J Humphries

The Church of St David, Llanddewi Rhydderch, Monmouthshire, Wales is a parish church with its origins in the 12th century. The tower base may date from this time. The fabric of the current building is 14th–15th century in date, with a Victorian restoration by John Pollard Seddon in 1862–1863. It remains an active parish church.

History

The origins of the building are Norman, with the base of the tower,[1] and some of its lancet windows appearing to date from this time.[2] The body of the church is later, of the 14th and 15th centuries.[1] J. P. Seddon undertook a sensitive restoration in 1862–63.[1] There have been few alterations since this time and the church remains an active church in the parish of Llanddewi Rhydderch.[3]

Architecture and description

Architectural drawings for the 1862 restoration

The church is built of Old Red Sandstone.[2] The building comprises a nave, chancel, porch and a tower with a "pyramidal cap of "typical Border design".[2] The church is a Grade II* listed building,[1] its listing record describing it as a "medieval church sensitively restored".[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Listed Buildings – Full Report – HeritageBill Cadw Assets – Reports". Cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  2. 1 2 3 Newman 2000, pp. 268–9.
  3. ↑ "Clergy". The Church in Wales. Retrieved 2017-08-12.

References

  • Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.
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