Church of St Illtyd, Mamhilad

The Church of St Illtyd, Mamhilad, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a parish church with its origins in the 11th century. Renovations took place in the 19th century and again in 1999–2000. It is a Grade II* listed building and an active parish church.

Church of St Illtyd, Mamhilad
Church of St Illtyd
"an extremely fine and rare rood-loft "
Church of St Illtyd, Mamhilad
Location in Monmouthshire
LocationMamhilad, Monmouthshire
CountryWales
DenominationChurch in Wales
History
Statusparish church
Foundedlate Medieval
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated18 November 1980
Architectural typeChurch
StylePerpendicular
Administration
ParishMamhilad with Monkswood with Glascoed
DeaneryMonmouth
ArchdeaconryMonmouth
DioceseMonmouth

History

The church dates from the medieval period but the building fabric cannot be dated with certainty.[1] Mention of the church is made in a record of 1100.[1] The existing features are late medieval, or of the restoration undertaken by John Prichard and John Pollard Seddon in 1864–1865.[1] A further restoration took place in 1999–2000.[1] The church remains an active church in the parish of Mamhilad with Monkswood with Glascoed.[2]

Architecture and description

The church is built of Old Red Sandstone rubble.[3] The style of the existing fabric is Perpendicular.[3] The church comprises a nave, chancel, two porches and a bellcote.[1] Cadw describes the rood loft as a "great rarity"[1] and the listing record for the church's Grade II* designation notes the "extremely fine and rare rood-loft".[1]

Notes
  1. "Listed Buildings – Full Report – HeritageBill Cadw Assets – Reports". Cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  2. Mamhilad with Monkswood with Glascoed (2015-10-21). "St Illtud Mamhilad – The Parish of Mamhilad with Monkswood with Glascoed". Parish.churchinwales.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  3. Newman 2000, p. 378.

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