Penallt Old Church
Penallt Old Church is located just outside the village of Penallt, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building as of 19 November 1953.[1]
| Penallt Old Church | |
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 Penallt Old Church | |
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| 51.7932°N 2.6945°W | |
| Location | Monmouthshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| History | |
| Status | Grade I listed |
| Architecture | |
| Years built | late 13th/early 14th century |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Monmouth |
History and architecture
The church dates from the late thirteenth century or early fourteenth century and its dedication is unknown.[2] The main part of the building is medieval, although the base of the tower is earlier,[3] and the porch is later, bearing a date of 1539.[4] The church was restored in 1885-7 and again in 1951.[3] It is constructed of Old Red Sandstone.[2]
The interior has a barrel-shaped ceiling from the sixteenth century and a four-bay Perpendicular arcade.[3] It also contains an elaborate coat of arms of Queen Anne, dating from 1707.[5] The altar table was carved in 1916 by a war refugee from Belgium, who was reputed to be a master carver at St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen.[6]
Services are still held at the church on Sundays.[7]
References
- Good Stuff IT Services (1953-11-19). "Penallt Old Church (St Mary's)". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- Newman 2000, pp. 461-2.
- "Penallt Old Church; St Mary'S Church, Penallt". Coflein. 2003-09-17. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- "Penallt". Cistercian-way.newport.ac.uk. 2006-09-05. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- "The Old Church". Penallt. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- Jenkins 2008, p. 190.
- "Trellech and Penallt". Monmouth Churches Together .org.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
Sources
- Jenkins, Simon (2008). Wales: Churches, Houses, Castles. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-713-99893-1.
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.