Church of St Michael and All Angels, Gwernesney
| Church of St Michael and All Angels, Gwernesney | |
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 Church of St Michael and All Angels | |
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| 51°42′43″N 2°50′54″W / 51.7119°N 2.8483°WCoordinates: 51°42′43″N 2°50′54″W / 51.7119°N 2.8483°W | |
| Location | Monmouth, Monmouthshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| History | |
| Status | Grade I listed |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Perdendicular |
| Years built | 13th/14th century |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Monmouth |
The Church of St St Michael and All Angels, is the former parish church of Gwernesney, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building.[1] In 2017, the church was vested in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.[2]
History and architecture[]
The church is thirteenth century in origin but with much fifteenth century work.[3] The double bell gable, and more, was restored in 1853–4 by John Pollard Seddon.[4] It is of Old Red Sandstone.[4]
The interior contains a late medieval screen, "of particular interest."[3] The church register of baptisms and burials dates from the year 1758 and that of marriages from 1757.[5]
Notes[]
- ^ "Church of St Michael and All Angels – Llantrisant Fawr – Monmouthshire – Wales". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Gwernesney". Friends of Friendless Churches. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ a b "ST MICHAEL, GWERNESNEY | Site Details". Coflein. 17 September 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ a b The Buildings of Wales:Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 247
- ^ "KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE, 1901". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
References[]
Newman, John (2002). Gwent/Monmouthshire. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-300-09630-9.
Categories:
- Grade I listed churches in Monmouthshire
- Church in Wales church buildings