Church of St Thomas, Redwick

The Church of St Thomas is the parish church of the village of Redwick, to the south east of the city of Newport, South Wales, Great Britain. A medieval church, Perpendicular in style,[1] and with elements dating from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, possibly with twelfth century origins,[2] it was listed Grade I on 3 January 1963.[2]

Church of St Thomas, Redwick
Church of St Thomas the Apostle
Entrance porch and tower of St Thomas'
LocationRedwick
CountryWales
DenominationChurch in Wales
History
StatusActive
DedicationSt Thomas
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated3 January 1963
Specifications
Number of spires1
Administration
ParishRectorial Benefice of Magor
DioceseMonmouth

History and description

The church has an "unusual plan", with a central tower standing between the chancel and the nave.[3] In common with many churches on The Gwent Levels, the church suffered during the Great Flood of 1606/7 and a mark on the wall of the porch records the height reached by the water during the flood.[2]

Extensive restoration was carried out by James Norton in 1874-5.[3]

Notes
  1. Good Stuff IT Services. "St Thomas's Church, Redwick". Coflein. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. Good Stuff IT Services (1963-01-03). "Church of St Thomas, Redwick". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  3. The Buildings of Wales:Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 511

Sources

Newman, John (2002). The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09630-9.

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