Church of St Michael and All Angels, Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern

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St Michael and All Angels, Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern
Church of St Michael and All Angels
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"a fine wagon roof and unusual timber-framed belfry"
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St Michael and All Angels, Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern
Location in Monmouthshire
Coordinates: 51°49′17″N2°49′27″W / 51.8213°N 2.8243°W / 51.8213; -2.8243
Location Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire
CountryWales
Denomination Church in Wales
History
Status parish church
FoundedC15th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated19 November 1953
Architectural type Church
Administration
Parish Llanfihangel-ystern-Llewern
Deanery Monmouth
Archdeaconry Monmouth
Diocese Monmouth
Clergy
Vicar(s) The Reverend G J R Williams

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.

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History

The 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

The 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Cadw. "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern (Grade II*) (2072)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Newman 2000, pp. 296–7.
  3. Newman 2000, pp. 297–8.
  4. "Parishes – The Church in Wales". The Church in Wales.

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