Penallt Old Church

Penallt Old Church is located just outside the village of Penallt, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building as of 19 November 1953.[1]

Penallt Old Church
Penallt Old Church
51.7932°N 2.6945°W / 51.7932; -2.6945
LocationMonmouthshire
CountryWales
DenominationChurch in Wales
History
StatusGrade I listed
Architecture
Years builtlate 13th/early 14th century
Administration
DioceseMonmouth

History and architecture

The church dates from the late thirteenth century or early fourteenth century and its dedication is unknown.[2] The main part of the building is medieval, although the base of the tower is earlier,[3] and the porch is later, bearing a date of 1539.[4] The church was restored in 1885-7 and again in 1951.[3] It is constructed of Old Red Sandstone.[2]

The interior has a barrel-shaped ceiling from the sixteenth century and a four-bay Perpendicular arcade.[3] It also contains an elaborate coat of arms of Queen Anne, dating from 1707.[5] The altar table was carved in 1916 by a war refugee from Belgium, who was reputed to be a master carver at St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen.[6]

Services are still held at the church on Sundays.[7]

References

  1. Good Stuff IT Services (1953-11-19). "Penallt Old Church (St Mary's)". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  2. Newman 2000, pp. 461-2.
  3. "Penallt Old Church; St Mary'S Church, Penallt". Coflein. 2003-09-17. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  4. "Penallt". Cistercian-way.newport.ac.uk. 2006-09-05. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  5. "The Old Church". Penallt. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  6. Jenkins 2008, p. 190.
  7. "Trellech and Penallt". Monmouth Churches Together .org.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-08.

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