Church of St Michael and All Angels, Gwernesney
| Church of St Michael and All Angels, Gwernesney | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Michael and All Angels | |
| 51°42′43″N 2°50′54″W / 51.7119°N 2.8483°WCoordinates: 51°42′43″N 2°50′54″W / 51.7119°N 2.8483°W | |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Grade I listed |
| Style | Perdendicular |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Monmouth |
The Church of St St Michael and All Angels, is the parish church of Gwernesney, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]
History and architecture
The church is thirteenth century in origin but with much fifteenth century work.[2] The double bell gable, and more, was restored in 1853–4 by John Pollard Seddon.[3] It is of Old Red Sandstone.[3]
The interior contains a late medieval screen, "of particular interest."[2] The church register of baptisms and burials dates from the year 1758 and that of marriages from 1757.[4]
Services are held on the second Sunday of the month at 10.30am.
Notes
- ↑ Good Stuff IT Services (1980-11-18). "Church of St Michael and All Angels – Llantrisant Fawr – Monmouthshire – Wales". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- 1 2 "ST MICHAEL, GWERNESNEY | Site Details". Coflein. 2003-09-17. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- 1 2 The Buildings of Wales:Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 247
- ↑ "KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE, 1901". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
References
Newman, John (2002). Gwent/Monmouthshire. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-300-09630-9.
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