All Saints Church, Deganwy

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All Saints Church, Deganwy
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All Saints Church, Deganwy, from the south
All Saints Church, Deganwy
53°17′39″N3°49′37″W / 53.2941°N 3.8270°W / 53.2941; -3.8270
Location Deganwy, Conwy County Borough
CountryWales
Denomination Church in Wales
Website All Saints, Deganwy
History
Founder(s)Lady Augusta Mostyn
Dedication All Saints
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated24 June 1986
Architect(s) John Douglas
Architectural typeChurch
Style Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 1897
Completed1899
Administration
Province Wales
Diocese St Asaph
Archdeaconry St Asaph
Deanery Llanrwst
Parish Eglwysrhos (or Llanrhos)
Clergy
Priest(s) Revd Pam Wright
Laity
Organist(s) Jeff Wright

All Saints Church, Deganwy, is an Anglican church in the town of Deganwy, Wales, on a site overlooking the Conwy estuary (grid reference SH783790 ).

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Description

It is an active Anglican church in the benefice of Eglwysrhos (or Llanrhos), the deanery of Llanrwst, the archdeaconry of St Asaph, and the diocese of St Asaph. [1] It is designed by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building. [2]

The church was built as a memorial church by Lady Augusta Mostyn to a design by John Douglas of Chester on a site overlooking the Conwy estuary. It has a clerestory, a chancel higher than the nave, and a west tower. [3]

Organ

The two-manual organ was built by Alex Young and Sons of Manchester in 1899, and it was modified by L. Reeves in 1972. [4] .

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References

  1. Benefices, The Church in Wales, archived from the original on 18 July 2007, retrieved 1 June 2009
  2. Cadw, "Church of All Saints (Grade II*) (3635)", National Historic Assets of Wales , retrieved 2 April 2019
  3. Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, pp. 180–181, ISBN   0-901657-16-6
  4. "Caernarfonshire, Deganwy, All Saints [N11689]", National Pipe Organ Register , British Institute of Organ Studies , retrieved 13 October 2016