Church of St Michael and All Angels, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire

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St Michael's Church, Castlemartin
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Castlemartin
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St Michael's Church, Castlemartin
Location in Pembrokeshire
51°38′59″N5°01′18″W / 51.6498°N 5.0216°W / 51.6498; -5.0216 Coordinates: 51°38′59″N5°01′18″W / 51.6498°N 5.0216°W / 51.6498; -5.0216
Location Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire
CountryWales
Denomination Church in Wales
History
Status Redundant
Founded13th century
Dedication Saint Michael and All Angels
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated14 May 1970
Architectural type Church
Specifications
Materials Stone, slate roof

The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales is a redundant church dating from the 13th century. A Grade I listed building, the church is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.

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History and description

St Michael and All Angels stands outside the village of Castlemartin, adjacent to two holy wells which may indicate the site held religious significance in pre-historic times. [1] A cross, dating from the 7th–9th centuries, was discovered embedded in the church wall in 1922, but has subsequently been lost. [2] The main body of the current building dates from the 13th century, although the centrally-placed tower is later, of the 14th or 15th centuries. [3] The church was restored, firstly in the early 19th century, [4] and again in 1858. The architect of the latter restoration was David Brandon, and the patron the 2nd Earl Cawdor. [3] The church has some notable Victorian stained glass from the studios of Hardman & Co. and Heaton, Butler and Bayne. [5] A Hardman window of the Crucifixion, to a design by Augustus Pugin, has been described as the best example of Pugin's work of any church in Wales. [1] The church contains a First World War memorial commemorating three men from Castlemartin who were killed in the conflict. [6] The church was declared redundant in the early 21st century and is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. [1]

St Michael's is a Grade I listed building. [4] The adjacent vicarage, now derelict, and a mounting block in the churchyard have their own listings, the vicarage at Grade II* [7] and the mounting block at Grade II. [8]

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References

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  4. 1 2 Cadw. "St Michael and All Angels, Castlemartin (Grade I) (5948)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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