All Saints Church, Deganwy

All Saints Church, Deganwy
All Saints Church, Deganwy, from the south
53°17′39″N3°49′37″W / 53.2941°N 3.8270°W / 53.2941; -3.8270
Location	Deganwy, Conwy County Borough
Country	Wales
Denomination	Church in Wales
Website	All Saints, Deganwy
History
Founder(s)	Lady Augusta Mostyn
Dedication	All Saints
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	24 June 1986
Architect(s)	John Douglas
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1897
Completed	1899
Administration
Province	Wales
Diocese	St Asaph
Archdeaconry	St Asaph
Deanery	Llanrwst
Parish	Eglwysrhos (or Llanrhos)
Clergy
Priest(s)	Revd Pam Wright
Laity
Organist(s)	Jeff Wright

All Saints Church, Deganwy, is an Anglican church in the town of Deganwy, Wales, on a site overlooking the Conwy estuary (grid reference SH783790 ).

Description

It is an active Anglican church in the benefice of Eglwysrhos (or Llanrhos), the deanery of Llanrwst, the archdeaconry of St Asaph, and the diocese of St Asaph. ^[1] It is designed by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building. ^[2]

The church was built as a memorial church by Lady Augusta Mostyn to a design by John Douglas of Chester on a site overlooking the Conwy estuary. It has a clerestory, a chancel higher than the nave, and a west tower. ^[3]

Organ

The two-manual organ was built by Alex Young and Sons of Manchester in 1899, and it was modified by L. Reeves in 1972. ^[4]

See also

• List of new churches by John Douglas

References

1. Benefices, The Church in Wales, archived from the original on 18 July 2007, retrieved 1 June 2009
2. Cadw, "Church of All Saints (Grade II*) (3635)", National Historic Assets of Wales, retrieved 2 April 2019
3. Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, pp. 180–181, ISBN   0-901657-16-6
4. "Caernarfonshire, Deganwy, All Saints [N11689]", National Pipe Organ Register , British Institute of Organ Studies , retrieved 13 October 2016