St Ffinan's Church, Llanffinan
St Ffinan's Church, Llanffinan | |
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Province of Wales | |
Diocese | Diocese of Bangor |
Archdeaconry | Bangor |
Deanery | Synod Ynys Mon |
Parish | Bro Cadwaladr |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | The Reverend E C Williams |
Assistant priest(s) | The Reverend E R Roberts |
St Ffinan's Church, Llanffinan is a small 19th-century parish church built in the Romanesque revival style, in Anglesey, north Wales. There has been a church in this area, even if not on this precise location, since at least 1254, and 19th-century writers state that St Ffinan established the first church here in the 7th century. The church was rebuilt in 1841, reusing a 12th-century font and 18th-century memorials, as well as the cross at the eastern end of the roof.
The church is still used for worship by the
History and location
St Ffinan's Church is in the countryside in the centre of
The date of construction of the first church in this area is uncertain, although a church was recorded here in 1254 during the
St Ffinan's is still used for worship by the
Architecture and fittings
The church is small and rectangular, built from stone with a slate roof; there is a
A survey in 1937 by the
Assessment
St Ffinan's has national recognition and statutory protection from alteration as it has been designated as a Grade II listed building – the lowest of the three grades of listing, designating "buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them".[1] It was given this status on 30 January 1968 and has been listed because it is considered to be "a good essay in a simple Romanesque revival style".[2] Cadw (the Welsh Government body responsible for the built heritage of Wales and the inclusion of Welsh buildings on the statutory lists) describes it as "a small rural church".[2]
Samuel Lewis said that the new church was "a plain structure in the old English style, with strong buttresses, which have a good effect, being so well suited to the exposed situation of the building."[6] Writing in 1846, the priest and antiquarian Harry Longueville Jones said that the church, "a modern erection of the Pseudo-Norman style", stood in "a highly picturesque situation."[18] He said that the cross at the east end of the roof came from the old church.[18]
A 2009 guide to the buildings of the region describes the 1841 rebuilding work as "rectangular and harsh".[19] A 2006 guide to the churches of Anglesey says that it is "a good example of the small rural church", set in a "well-maintained churchyard".[15] It also notes that its style "is quite different to most Anglesey churches".[15]
Notes
- ^ The other seven churches in the parish are St Beuno, Aberffraw; St Michael, Gaerwen; St Cadwaladr, Llangadwaladr; St Cristiolus, Llangristiolus; Eglwys Crist y Brenin, Malltraeth; St Beuno, Trefdraeth; and St Caffo's Church, Llangaffo.[9]
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85760-222-6.
- ^ National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ ISBN 1-872773-77-X.
- ^ "Hidden Houses of Wales visits Plas Penmynydd, Anglesey". BBC Online. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- BBC Wales. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ a b c Lewis, Samuel (1849). "Llanfinnan (Llan-Ffinan)". A Topographical Dictionary of Wales.
- ^ ISBN 1-872773-73-7.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Bro Cadwaladr". Church in Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Church post filled after 20 years". BBC News Online. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "St Ffinan, Llanffinan". Church in Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Wright, Evan Gilbert (1959). "Jones, John (1650–1727), dean of Bangor, educationist, and antiquary". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ Jenkins, Robert Thomas (1959). "Owen, Nicholas (1752–1811), cleric and antiquary". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ ISBN 1-84527-089-4.
- ^ Her Majesty's Stationery Office. pp. 78–79.
- ^ "Thomas, Evan Oswald". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ a b Longueville Jones, Harry (1846). "Mona Mediaeva No. III". Archaeologia Cambrensis. I. Cambrian Archaeological Association: 300–301.
- ISBN 978-0-300-14169-6.
External links
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