St Mary and All Saints' Church, Conwy
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The Church of St Mary & All Saints is the parish church of Conwy, Wales in the United Kingdom. It was originally the Cistercian Aberconwy Abbey, but in 1283 King Edward I of England moved the Abbey to Maenan. The parish registers date back to 1541.[1]
The foundations of the church date back to 1172, and the Aberconwy Abbey was completed in 1186. Since then the church has grown and changed. The East and West-end buttresses and parts of the walls, particularly on the North side, are original.[2] In the fourteenth century, the church received the lower portion of its tower, the South transept, and the North and South porches. A room north of the tower was enclosed to serve as a charnel house. The fifteenth century saw the completion of the tower, and the installation of the rood screen and the early Tudor period baptismal font.[1] This includes Sir Richard Pole's, badge, (an eagle's claw grabbing a fish) who was the constable of Conwy castle between 1488 and 1504.[3]
In the sixteenth century the roofs over the aisles were raised. Next to the altar at the south end is the tomb of
In the summer months the church is a venue for Conwy's Classical Music Festival, a series of weekly hour-long concerts by professional musicians.[6]
References
- ^ a b "English". Coflein. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "St Mary and All Saints, Conwy". churchheritagecymru.org.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "St Mary and All Saints, Conwy". churchheritagecymru.org.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "St Mary and All Saints, Conway". gilbertscott.org. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Works at Church of St Mary and All Saints, Conwy in Stained Glass in Wales". stainedglass.llgc.org.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Conwy church to host summer series of classical concerts". North Wales Pioneer. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links
- St Mary's, Conwy – official site
- Artwork at Church of St Mary & All Saints, Conwy