St Padarn's Church, Llanberis

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St Padarn’s Church, Llanberis
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St Padarn's Church
St Padarn's Church, Llanberis
OS grid reference SH 577600
Location Llanberis, Gwynedd
CountryWales
Denomination Church in Wales
History
Status Parish church
Dedication St Padarn
Dedicated24 June 1885
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II* listed building
Designated28 May 1999
Architect(s) Arthur Baker
Years built1884–1885
Construction cost£5,455
Specifications
Length120 feet (37 m)
Nave width25 feet (7.6 m)
Height37 feet (11 m)
Spire height96 feet (29 m)
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Bangor
Archdeaconry Bangor
Deanery Synod Bangor
Parish Bro Eryri

Saint Padarn's Church, Llanberis is a parish church of the Church in Wales in Llanberis.

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History

The original church of St Peris was 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south-east of Llanberis and as the town expanded a new church was required.

The foundation stone was laid on 3 January 1884 [1] by Captain N.P. Stewart of Bryntirion.

The building was funded by the Assheton Smith family, which owned the rights to the slate quarried at nearby Dinorwig. It was designed by Arthur Baker of 14 Warwick Gardens, Kensington, London, a pupil of Sir George Gilbert Scott. The medieval font from St Peris was transferred here. The walls were built of local stone, with dressings of red stone from the quarries of Guest and Son, Runcorn. The construction cost was £5,455 (equivalent to £626,861in 2021). [2]

The building was dedicated on 24 June 1885. [3]

Harold Hughes enlarged the church in 1914 with the addition of the Lady Chapel, on the church's north side, and the completion of the nave.

Parish

The church is in the parish of Bro Eryri, [4] which encompasses:

Organ

The church contains a two manual and pedal, 7-stop pipe organ dating from 1921 by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd. A specification can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [5]

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References

  1. "Laying the foundation stone of a new church at LLanberis" . North Wales Chronicle . England. 12 January 1884. Retrieved 22 October 2016 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. "The opening of St Padarn's Church, Llanberis" . North Wales Chronicle . England. 27 June 1885. Retrieved 22 October 2016 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Bro Eryri B234". The Church in Wales. The Church in Wales. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  5. "NPOR [N12192]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 22 October 2016.