Church of St Cadoc, Raglan
| Church of St Cadoc, Raglan, Monmouthshire | |
|---|---|
 St Cadoc's, Raglan, Monmouthshire | |
| 51°45′53″N 2°51′05″W / 51.7647°N 2.8514°WCoordinates: 51°45′53″N 2°51′05″W / 51.7647°N 2.8514°W | |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| Website | http://raglan-parishes.org.uk |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Monmouth |
| Clergy | |
| Canon(s) | The Rev’d Canon Tim Clement |
The Church of St Cadoc at Raglan, Monmouthshire, south east Wales, is the parish church of the village of Raglan. Dating originally from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries,[1] the church was heavily restored by Thomas Henry Wyatt in 1867–8.[2] Built in the Decorated style, the church is a Grade II* listed building.[3]
History and architecture
The chancel dates from the fourteenth century, whilst the "fine, tall" west tower is fifteenth century.[1] The rest dates predominantly from the mid-Victorian restoration carried out by Wyatt. The north chapel contains three tombs of the Earls of Worcester, hereditary Lords of Raglan and of Raglan Castle in the Middle Ages.[1] Mutilated by Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War, they represent William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester, Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Hastings.[1] There are also a number of memorials to the Barons Raglan, of nearby Cefntilla Court, including a stained glass window "commemorating the military exploits of FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan" in the Crimean War.[2]
The churchyard contains the "unusually fine" base and stump of a medieval cross.[2]
Vicars since 1560
- 1560, John Gallin (Gwillim)
- 1635, William Rogers
- 1640, William Davies
- 1661, John Davies
- 1678, Rice Morris
- 1682, William Hopkins
- 1709, Richard Tyler, B.A.
- 1715, David Price
- 1746, John Leach. B.A.
- 1781, Thomas Leach. (died 1796 at Blakeney, Glos.)
- 1796, Charles Phillips, B.A.
- 1818, William Powell, M.A.
- 1866, Arthur Montague Wyatt
- 1874, Henry Plantagenet Somerset, M.A.
- 1893, Charles Mathew Perkins, M.A.
- 1903, Robert Shelley Plant.
- 1924, David James Sproule, B.A.
- 1928, Thomas Wright, B.A.
- 1939, Charles Duck, L. Div.
- 1952, William Joseph Price
- 1958, Arthur Vernon Blake, B.A.
- 1975, Peter Charles Gwynne Gower
- 1991, Simon Llewellyn Guest
- 2005, Joan Wakeling
- 2014, The Rev’d Canon Tim Clement[4][5]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 The Buildings of Wales:Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 488
- 1 2 3 The Buildings of Wales:Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 489
- ↑ Good Stuff IT Services (1953-11-19). "Church of St Cadoc – Raglan – Monmouthshire – Wales". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ↑ A History of Monmouthshire: The Hundred of Raglan (Vol. 2, part 1), p. 32-38
- ↑ St Cadoc's Church Guide. Mrs Horatia Durant. 1975
References
- Newman, John (2002). Gwent/Monmouthshire. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-300-09630-9.
- Bradney, Joseph. A History of Monmouthshire: The Hundred of Raglan (Vol. 2, part 1), pp. 32–38)