St Peris' Church, Nant Peris

St Peris' Church, Nant Peris
Eglwys Sant Peris
St Peris' Church
OS grid reference	SH606582
Location	Nant Peris, Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Denomination	Church in Wales
History
Dedication	Saint Peris
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade II* listed building[1]
Specifications
Length	55 feet (17 m)
Administration
Parish	Bro Eryri
Deanery	Synod Bangor
Archdeaconry	Bangor
Diocese	Diocese of Bangor

Saint Peris' Church, Nant Peris is a parish church of the Church in Wales in Nant Peris.

History

The church of St Peris is in the village Nant Peris. Originally the village was known as Llanberis, but in the 19th century, the new development 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north west lower down in the valley took the name Llanberis, and the old village became Old Llanberis, and then Nant Peris.

The church dates from at least the 14th century. The transepts are 15th or 16th century. The church was extended eastwards and the chancel rebuilt in the 17th century.

A restoration was carried out by Henry Kennedy of Bangor in 1848, and again in 1893 when it was re-plastered and re-decorated, with some new joinery work for £230^[2] (equivalent to £23,006 in 2015).^[3] More work was completed in 1899 when the walls were boarded, an oak reredos installed and encaustic tiles laid round the altar. This was carried out by Evan Parry of Menai Bridge.^[4]

The lychgate dates from 1929.

Stained glass

The east window was the gift of John Christopher Lloyd Williams in 1926 and was designed by W Aikman.

Parish

The church is in the parish of Bro Eryri, which encompasses:

• Christ Church, Deiniolen
• St Deiniol's Church, Llanddeiniolen
• St Helen's Church, Penisarwaun
• St Michael's Church, Llanrug
• St Padarn's Church, Llanberis

References

1. "Church of St Peris". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
2. "The Restoration of the church of St Peris". North Wales Chronicle. England. 21 October 1893. Retrieved 22 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
3. UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Gregory Clark (2016), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)" MeasuringWorth.
4. "Llanberis". North Wales Chronicle. England. 7 January 1899. Retrieved 23 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).