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

St Michael and All Angels, Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern
Church of St Michael and All Angels
"a fine wagon roof and unusual timber-framed belfry"
St Michael and All Angels, Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern Location in Monmouthshire
51°49′17″N2°49′27″W / 51.8213°N 2.8243°W / 51.8213; -2.8243
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	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.

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

References

• Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN   0-14-071053-1.