Church of St Thomas, Redwick

Church of St Thomas, Redwick
Church of St Thomas the Apostle
Entrance porch and tower of St Thomas'
Church of St Thomas, Redwick
Location	Redwick
Country	Wales
Denomination	Church in Wales
History
Status	Active
Dedication	St Thomas
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	3 January 1963
Specifications
Number of spires	1
Administration
Diocese	Monmouth
Parish	Rectorial Benefice of Magor

The Church of St Thomas is the parish church of the village of Redwick, to the south east of the city of Newport, South Wales, Great Britain. A medieval church, Perpendicular in style, ^[1] and with elements dating from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, possibly with twelfth-century origins, ^[2] it was listed Grade I on 3 January 1963. ^[2]

History and description

The church has an "unusual plan", with a central tower standing between the chancel and the nave. ^[3] In common with many churches on the Gwent Levels, the church suffered during the Great Flood of 1606/7, and a mark on the wall of the porch records the height reached by the water during the flood. ^[2]

Extensive restoration was carried out by James Norton in 1874–5. ^[3]

Notes

1. "St Thomas's Church, Redwick (220746)". Coflein. RCAHMW . Retrieved 12 February 2012.
2. Good Stuff IT Services (3 January 1963). "Church of St Thomas, Redwick". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
3. The Buildings of Wales:Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 511

Sources

Newman, John (2002). The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0-300-09630-9.

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