All Saints Church, Deganwy
All Saints Church, Deganwy, is an Anglican church in the town of Deganwy, Wales, on a site overlooking the Conwy estuary (grid reference SH783790).
| All Saints Church, Deganwy | |
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 All Saints Church, Deganwy, from the south | |
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| 53.2941°N 3.8270°W | |
| Location | Deganwy, Conwy County Borough |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| Website | All Saints, Deganwy |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | Lady Augusta Mostyn |
| Dedication | All Saints |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 24 June 1986 |
| Architect(s) | John Douglas |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1897 |
| Completed | 1899 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Eglwysrhos (or Llanrhos) |
| Deanery | Llanrwst |
| Archdeaconry | St Asaph |
| Diocese | St Asaph |
| Province | Wales |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Revd Pam Wright |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Jeff Wright |
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]
See also
References
- Benefices, The Church in Wales, archived from the original on 18 July 2007, retrieved 1 June 2009
- Cadw, "Church of All Saints (Grade II*) (3635)", National Historic Assets of Wales, retrieved 2 April 2019
- Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, pp. 180–181, ISBN 0-901657-16-6
- Caernarfonshire, Deganwy, All Saints (N11689), British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 13 October 2016
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