Church of St Mary the Virgin, Llanfair Kilgeddin
| St Mary the Virgin, Llanfair Kilgeddin | |
|---|---|
 St Mary the Virgin | |
 | |
| Location | Monmouth, Monmouthshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| History | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Designated | 9 January 1956 |
| Years built | late 13th/early 14th century |
| Closed | 1989 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Monmouth |
St Mary the Virgin is the former parish
Arts and Crafts interior. The church was declared redundant in the 1980s and is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches
.
History and architecture
The church is located on farmland close to the river, about 1 mile north of the village. It was originally
In the 1980s, the church was declared
Victorian Society and received financial support from Cadw and the Pilgrim Trust.[4] The graveyard contains a private burial ground dedicated to members of the family of Richard Crawshay, and his nephew, Crawshay Bailey, the ironmasters of the Cyfarthfa Ironworks who had a house nearby, Maindiff Court, Abergavenny.[3] The wall paintings were restored in 2006–07 in memory of Roy Jenkins.[6] The architectural historian John Newman wrote of Sumner's decoration; "it should make Llanfair Kilgeddin a place of pilgrimage for disciples of the Arts and Crafts movement".[5] The Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building.[7]
Gallery
Notes
- ^ "St Mary The Virgin Church, Llanfair Cilgedin (222422)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Jenkins 2008, pp. 186–7.
- ^ a b c Saunders 2010, pp. 60–2.
- ^ a b c "Llanfair Kilgeddin". Friends of Friendless Churches. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ a b Newman 2000, p. 284.
- ^ "Llanfair Kilgeddin". Friends of Friendless Churches. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
Sources
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- ISBN 978-0-713-99893-1.
- ISBN 0-14-071053-1.
- Saunders, Matthew (2010). Saving Churches:Friends of Friendless Churches - the First 50 Years. London: Frances Lincoln. ISBN 9780711231542.