Church of All Saints, Kemeys Commander

The Church of All Saints, Kemeys Commander, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 13th century.

All Saints Church
Church of All Saints
The entrance and bell gable
All Saints Church
Location in Monmouthshire
LocationKemeys Commander, Monmouthshire
CountryWales
DenominationChurch in Wales
History
StatusParish church
FoundedC13th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated18 November 1980
Architectural typeChurch
Administration
ParishBettws Newydd and Kemeys Commander
DeaneryRaglan/Usk
ArchdeaconryMonmouth
DioceseMonmouth
Clergy
RectorThe Reverend Canon T G Clement

History

The hamlets of Kemeys Commander and Kemeys Inferior formed part of the Monmouthshire estates of the Knights Templar.[1] The Templars administered their holdings through commandry, accounting for the name of the hamlet. A reference to a church on the site dates from the 13th century, but the present building was constructed in the 15th century.[1] The Lordship of Kemeys dates from the Middle Ages and was held by the Kemeys family until the estate was sold in the early 18th century.[2]

The church was restored by Richard Creed in the late 19th century.[3] At the time of the restoration, the vicar was The Rev. Herbert Sheppard M.A., of Clare College, Cambridge.[4]

Architecture and description

The church is built of local limestone in the Perpendicular style.[5] The entrance is through a timber porch[5] and under a bell gable.[6]

The building has suffered from subsidence and the bell gable is off-vertical.[7]

Notes
  1. Good Stuff. "Church of All Saints, Gwehelog Fawr, Monmouthshire". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  2. Newman 2000, p. 260.
  3. "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". Cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  4. "KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE, 1901". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  5. Newman 2000, p. 259.
  6. "All Saints, Kemeys Commander". Coflein. 2002-12-13. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  7. "GGAT01812g". Cofiadurcahcymru.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-31.

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