St Basil's Church, Bassaleg | |
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51°34′42″N3°02′39″W / 51.5783°N 3.0442°W | |
OS grid reference | ST 277 871 |
Location | Bassaleg, Newport |
Country | Wales |
Denomination | Church in Wales |
Website | St Basil, Bassaleg |
History | |
Status | Active |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 1 March 1963 |
Architectural type | Church |
Specifications | |
Materials | Stone, slate roof |
St Basil's Church stands in the village of Bassaleg, to the west of the city of Newport, Wales. An active parish church, it is a Grade II* listed building.
Cadw dates the church to the 14th century, although it stands on the site of an earlier priory. [1] The church was restored between 1878 and 1879 by Habershon and Fawckner and renovated in 1902–03 by Charles Busteed Fowler. Since the very early 19th century a chapel within the church had been used as mausoleum by the Morgan family, prominent local landowners whose Tredegar House estate lies just to the south. [a] This chapel was rebuilt in 1916 by W. D. Caröe for Courtenay Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar. [b] [c] [1]
St Basil's is an active parish church within the Tredegar Park Ministry Area which covers an area at the west of the city of Newport. [7] It hosts a thriving community choir. [8] A church hall was constructed in the early 21st century. [9]
St Basil's is constructed of stone with a slate roof. The church comprises a nave, chancel, porch, an "unusually large" west tower, and the Morgan family chapel to the northeast. [1] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales notes the "particularly fine" Morgan monuments dating from 1806 onwards. [10] Works include memorials to Maria Morgan by Richard Westmacott, to Sir Charles Morgan, 1st Baronet by Coade & Sealy in their patented Coade stone, and to Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet by John Evan Thomas. The church also has stained glass by Kempe & Co. St Basil's is a Grade II* listed building. [1] The lychgate has its own Grade II listing. [11]