St Teilo's Church, Llanarth

The Church of St Teilo, Llanarth, Monmouthshire, Wales is a former parish church with its origins in the 15th century. Renovations took place in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It is a Grade II* listed building and is now a redundant church, having closed in 2013.

St Teilo's Church, Llanarth, Monmouthshire
Church of St Teilo
The entrance and tower
St Teilo's Church, Llanarth, Monmouthshire
Location in Monmouthshire
LocationLlanarth, Monmouthshire
CountryWales
DenominationChurch in Wales
History
Statusparish church
FoundedC15th century
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated9 January 1956
Architectural typeChurch
Administration
ParishLlanarth
DeaneryRaglan/Usk
ArchdeaconryMonmouth
DioceseMonmouth

History

The church is dedicated to Saint Teilo, a 6th-century Bishop of Llandaff. It is predominantly of the 15th century.[1] John Prichard undertook renovations in 1847.[2] Further work was undertaken by Richard Creed in 1884-5, including the reconstruction of the top of the tower.[3] St Teilo's is no longer an active church, the high cost of repairs leading to its closure in 2013.[4]

Architecture and description

The church is built of sandstone rubble, in a Decorated style.[5] The interior contains a number of funerary monuments, including an obelisk in white marble, erected in memory of Elizabeth Jones.[6] The monument was raised by her husband, William Jones of Clytha Park, who also built the folly Clytha Castle in her memory.[5]

Notes
  1. Good Stuff. "Church of Saint Teilo, Llanarth, Monmouthshire". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  2. "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". Cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. 2000-03-15. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  3. Church Heritage Cymru 145. "St Teilo, Llanarth - CHC Church". Churchheritagecymru.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  4. "Village church to shut its doors".
  5. Newman 2000, pp. 263-4.
  6. "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". Cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. 2000-03-15. Retrieved 2017-04-23.

References
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