All Saints' Church, Cellan

All Saints' Church was built during the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries, possibly on top of a Bronze Age barrow,[1] and is thought to have originally been dedicated to Saint Callwen.[2] Another of its medieval features is its square-bowled font. The building has been subjected to minor changes throughout history, including several restorations. Its roof, once thatched, was replaced by slate in the seventeenth century.[2] The presence of a medieval rood loft was recorded in 1810, but has since been removed - perhaps during the Victorian restoration of 1861-62.[2]

The church is constructed of rubble stone and has a slate roof.[3] It consists of a nave and chancel, both thought to date to the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries, a west bellcote by Herbert Luck North,[4] a north vestry and south porch. Its interior has been described as "the only significant Arts and Crafts work in the county [of Ceredigion]."[4] The ceilings - dating to North's restoration of 1908 - are boarded and painted white, and decorated with flowers and vines, with a symbolic lamb painted on the chancel ceiling.[5]

All Saints' Church received a Heritage Lottery Fund grant in 2018 in order to fund essential repairs to the building.[1]