St Teilo's Church, Llanarth

St Teilo's Church, Llanarth, Monmouthshire
Church of St Teilo
The entrance and tower
St Teilo's Church, Llanarth, Monmouthshire Location in Monmouthshire
51°47′38″N2°54′24″W / 51.7938°N 2.9067°W / 51.7938; -2.9067
Location	Llanarth, Monmouthshire
Country	Wales
Denomination	Church in Wales
History
Status	parish church
Founded	C15th century
Architecture
Functional status	Redundant
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	9 January 1956
Architectural type	Church
Administration
Diocese	Monmouth
Archdeaconry	Monmouth
Deanery	Raglan/Usk
Parish	Llanarth

The Church of St Teilo, Llanarth, Monmouthshire, Wales is a former parish church with its origins in the 15th century. Renovations took place in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It is a Grade II* listed building and is now a redundant church, having closed in 2013.

History

The church is dedicated to Saint Teilo, a 6th-century Bishop of Llandaff. It is predominantly of the 15th century. ^[1] John Prichard undertook renovations in 1847. ^[1] Further work was undertaken by Richard Creed in 1884–5, including the reconstruction of the top of the tower. ^[2] St Teilo's is no longer an active church, the high cost of repairs leading to its closure in 2013. ^[3] In 2023 the Village Alive Trust received a £10,000 grant for a feasibility study on the conversion of the church into a community centre. ^[4]

Architecture and description

The church is built of sandstone rubble, in a Decorated style. ^[5] The interior contains a number of funerary monuments, including an obelisk in white marble, erected in memory of Elizabeth Jones. ^[1] The monument was raised by her husband, William Jones of Clytha Park, who also built the folly Clytha Castle in her memory. ^[5]

Notes

1. Cadw. "Church of Saint Teilo, Llanarth (Grade II*) (1969)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
2. "St Teilo, Llanarth". Church Heritage Cymru. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
3. "Village church to shut its doors". Abergavenny Chronicle . Retrieved 19 April 2022.
4. "10k grant success for church project". Monmouthshire Beacon. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
5. Newman 2000, pp. 263–4.

References

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