The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a parish church with its origins in the 15th century. Renovations took place in the 19th century under the direction of Thomas Henry Wyatt. It is a Grade II* listed building and an active parish church.
| St Michael and All Angels, Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern | |
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.jpg) "a fine wagon roof and unusual timber-framed belfry" | |
  St Michael and All Angels, Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern Location in Monmouthshire | |
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| Location | Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| History | |
| Status | parish church |
| Founded | C15th century |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 19 November 1953 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Monmouth |
| Archdeaconry | Monmouth |
| Deanery | Monmouth |
| Parish | Llanfihangel-ystern-Llewern |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Reverend G J R Williams |
History
editThe church dates from the medieval period but the building fabric cannot be dated with certainty.[1] The nave roof and the windows are late 15th century.[1] An extensive restoration was carried out by T. H. Wyatt in 1874, the belfry, with its timber base, dating from this restoration.[1] Refurbishment of the interior in the early 20th century saw the addition of a stained glass window depicting Saint George and the Dragon by Charles Eamer Kempe, which dates from 1906 to 1907.[1] A tablet in the church commemorates the Monmouthshire historian and antiquarian Sir Joseph Bradney,[2] who lived nearby at Tal-y-coed Court and wrote a 12-volume history of the county, A History of Monmouthshire from the Coming of the Normans into Wales down to the Present Time.[3] St Michael's remains an active parish church.[4]
Architecture and description
editThe church is built of "all-too friable" Old Red Sandstone rubble.[2] The nave, chancel and belfry are all by Wyatt, the porch being slightly later, of 1895.[2] The nave has an original medieval wagon vault roof.[2] The church is a Grade II* listed building, its listing noting its "fine 15th century wagon roof and unusual 19th century timber-framed belfry".[1]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e Cadw. "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern (Grade II*) (2072)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d Newman 2000, pp. 296–7.
- ^ Newman 2000, pp. 297–8.
- ^ "Parishes – The Church in Wales". The Church in Wales.
References
edit- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.
