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Gelynis Farmhouse

Gelynis Farmhouse (Cil-Ynnys) is a 16th century farmhouse in Radyr, Cardiff, Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building. History Gelynis is located in the community of Radyr and Morganstown, a suburb to the north-west of Cardiff. The farmhouse dates from the 16th century. Tradition ascribes its construction variously to Hugh Lambert, an ironmaster from Kent but of French origins, or to a Cardiff merchant. John Newman, in his 1995 Glamorgan volume in the Buildings of Wales series, suggests that it was clearly built "for someone with pretensions", citing the decorative stonework and the double-height bay window. In the 21st century Gelynis operated as bed and breakfast accommodation. In Spring 2025 the farmhouse was for sale. Architecture and description Newman describes Gelynis Farmhouse as "one of the most completely preserved early vernacular houses in the county". It is of two storeys and built to a cross passage plan. The building material is local rubble stone with a coating of limewash. The roofing material is Welsh slate. The range lies at a right angle to the farm and Cadw suggests it is mostly of a later date, principally of the 19th century. The farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building. The range is separately listed at Grade II. Notes References Sources Newman, John (1995). Glamorgan. The Buildings of Wales. London, UK: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-140-71056-4. OCLC 33858574.
St Augustine's Church, Rumney

St Augustine's Church, Rumney, is a listed place of worship in the Cardiff suburb of Rumney. The church falls under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the diocese of Monmouth. History Although the church dates from 1108, a religious presence is thought to have existed at the approximate location for around a century prior to this. The oldest surviving part of the building, the west doorway, dates from c. 1200. The building was enlarged in 1470, when a nave, tower and chancel were added. The church was under the patronage of St. Augustine's Abbey, Bristol (hence its dedication to St. Augustine) and from 1542 Bristol Cathedral. The collection of tithes was sometimes delegated to local landowners – a Katherine Morgan of Llanrumney Hall had that right in 1603. The church was extensively refurbished in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. The churchyard is believed to have been cleared of ancient burials at some point during the mid-19th Century, as no extant stone is older than this. The church had no electricity until 1931. Having anciently been part of Monmouthshire, Rumney civil parish was transferred to the jurisdiction of Cardiff in 1937, though the church remains in the diocese of its former county. The tower's clock was installed in 1962. Most of the church's stained glass dates from 1915 (the work of Charles Eamer Kempe), though the pair of Te Deum windows were not added until 1950. The church gained listed status in 1975. In 2016, the church celebrated its (estimated) 1000 year anniversary, though the actual age of the original Christian presence is not known. References
St Mary's Church, St Fagans

The Saint Mary's Church in St Fagans is a medieval church located in Cardiff, south Wales. Built in the 12th century it underwent extensive and sympathetic restoration in 1859, undertaken by G. E. Street in 1859. The Church of St Mary was listed as a Grade II* building on 28 January 1963. History The church of St Mary's has its origins in the 12th century, with its first rector recorded in 1301. The church underwent major alterations in the 14th century and a porch and new roof were added in the 15th century. The tower was rebuilt in the 1600s and repaired and heightened in 1730. In 1859 G. E. Street began extensive restoration and added a vestry and north aisle, paid for by Baroness Windsor. The church was listed as a Grade II* building on 28 January 1963, citied as being 'highly graded as a medieval fabric with interesting Victorian additions and restorations by G E Street'. Architecture The church is built of local rubblestone with Welsh slate roofs. The later tower is built of coursed and roughly squared stone, with dressed quoins. Footnotes Primary sources Newman, John (1995). Glamorgan. London: Penguin Group. ISBN 0140710566.
St Sadwrn's Church, Llansadwrn

St Sadwrn's Church, Llansadwrn (Welsh: [ɬanˈsadʊrn]) is a church in the village of Llansadwrn, Anglesey, Wales. It is dedicated to the Welsh saint Sadwrn, who is commemorated in a 6th-century inscribed stone inside the church. The current building was built in 1881, on the foundations of a medieval predecessor, to a design by Henry Kennedy of Bangor. It was designated a Grade II*-listed building on 30 January 1968. References External links Media related to St Sadwrn's Church, Llansadwrn at Wikimedia Commons
St Rhwydrys's Church, Llanrhwydrys

St Rhwydrys's Church is a medieval church near the village of Cemlyn on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. The building dates from the mid-12th century and underwent renovations in the 19th century. It was designated a Grade II*-listed building on 12 May 1970. History and location Dedicated to Saint Rhwydrys, the church is situated in an isolated location near Cemlyn. It was first mentioned in the Norwich Taxation of 1254. The oldest part of the structure dates from the 12th century, which consists of the nave and rounded doorway. It was granted Grade II*-listed status on 12 May 1970. References External links Media related to St Rhwydrys's Church, Llanrhwydrys at Wikimedia Commons
English Baptist Church, Carmarthen

The English Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the town of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The building dates from 1869 and is located at the street address 9 Dark Gate in Lammas Street. The church was designated a Grade II* listed building on 19 May 1981. The church is set back from the road in a courtyard where the Black Horse Inn had previously stood. It was built between 1869 and 1870 by the Carmarthen architect George Morgan, his first major undertaking. Records show that the church cost £1,400 to build. The façade is built in temple-style from Bath stone, with four tall columns supporting the portico. There is a flight of wide stone steps leading to the entrance. The interior has a single raked gallery, behind which is an arch with painted foliage and fluted decoration. The edge of the gallery is bounded by a cast iron band and is supported by cast iron columns. The lower parts of the walls are panelled and the original furnishings are still in place; the great seat has a simple balustrade. The organ has a purpose-built gallery but was not installed until 1887. The church was designated a Grade II* listed building on 19 May 1981, as "one of the most architecturally-ambitious classical chapels in Wales". The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales curates the archaeological, architectural and historic records for this church. These include digital photographs and colour transparencies of the exterior and interior of the building, and a leaflet containing a short history of the church. Community canteen In 2022 the church started a community kitchen and canteen, Cegin Hedyn, in the former Cellar Cafe of the church. It was run on a 'pay what you can' basis. In the first year they served more than 3,000 meals. References External links Media related to English Baptist Church, Carmarthen at Wikimedia Commons
Admiralty Arch, Holyhead

Admiralty Arch, in Holyhead, Anglesey, was built in 1824 to mark the end of Thomas Telford's Holyhead road. The arch was designed by Thomas Harrison and its main purpose was to commemorate the visit of King George IV in August 1821. The King arrived in Holyhead on the royal yacht Royal George on the 7 August, continuing to Plas Newydd where he stopped overnight. He returned the next day to his yacht, but due to poor weather his departure was delayed and the decision was made to transfer to the steam packet Lightning which conveyed him on the 12 August to Howth, near Dublin for his state visit to Ireland. The change to the packet boat was met with widespread approval. Funded through public subscription the structure took two years to complete and was made of stone quarried at Red Wharf Bay on the eastern side of Anglesey. Due to its history it is known alternatively as the George IV Arch by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales or the Triumphal Arch. The Grade II* listed arch is situated within the Port of Holyhead on Ynys Halen and cannot be accessed by the public due to safety reasons. In 2017, plans to move it to a more open location were mooted. At present the best place from which to view it is from St Cybi's Churchyard. At the seaward end of the Admiralty Pier, beyond the arch, is the Grade II listed Holyhead Mail Pier Lighthouse, completed in 1821 it was designed by John Rennie the Elder as part of extensive improvements to Holyhead Harbour. References
St Padrig's Church, Llanbadrig

St Padrig's Church is a medieval church in the village of Llanbadrig, Anglesey, Wales. The building probably dates from the 12th century and underwent renovations in the 19th century. It was designated a Grade II* listed building on 5 December 1970. History Legend has it that Saint Patrick was sent to Ireland in the fifth century by Pope Celestine I on a mission to convert the Irish to Christianity. On his return, he was shipwrecked on Middle Mouse (Ynys Badrig), an island half a mile off the northern coast of Anglesey. Here he found shelter in a cave, and when later he made his way to the mainland of Anglesey, he built a church above the nearby cliffs in thankfulness for his safety. Nothing of this wooden structure remains, but the present stone building may have originated in the twelfth century and the font has also been dated to that period. The church existed in 1254 when it appeared in the Norwich Taxation, an assessment of clergy property made for the purposes of taxation. The nave and the chancel were built at two distinct times, with the nave probably being built in the twelfth or thirteenth centuries and the chancel later. The chancel arch may be early fourteenth century. The east window in the chancel is probably sixteenth century but the other windows are later, probably reglazed in 1812 or 1840 when various restoration work took place, or in 1884 when more comprehensive work was undertaken. The church fell into disuse after a new church was opened in Cemaes in the late nineteenth century. In 1985, funds were raised for repairs and restoration of St Padric, but soon after the church reopened there was a fire, thought to have been started by vandals, destroying much of the roof. Further funds were raised and the structure repaired, with the church being reconsecrated in 1987. References External links Media related to Old Church of St Padrig, Llanbadrig at Wikimedia Commons Artworks at St Padrig's Church, Llanbadrig
St Michael's Church, Llanfihangel Din Sylwy

St Michael's Church is a medieval church in the village of Llanfihangel Din Sylwy, Anglesey, Wales. The building dates from the 15th century and was rebuilt in 1855. It was designated a Grade II*-listed building on 30 January 1968. History and architecture St Michael's Church was first mentioned in the Norwich Taxation of 1254, however the present church dates from the early 15th century. The structure was rebuilt in 1855. The oldest part of the current structure is the chancel arch, which dates from the 15th century. The framed windows in the southern wall below the chancel also date from the 15th century. It was designated a Grade II*-listed building on 30 January 1968. References External links Media related to St Michael's Church, Llanfihangel Din Sylwy at Wikimedia Commons
Church of St Nicholas, Trellech

The Church of St Nicholas, Trellech, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 14th century. The historical and architectural evidence suggests that it was constructed largely in a single building period c.1300. The style is Decorated Gothic. The church was extended and repaired in the 18th century, and underwent two major reconstructions in 1893 and 1992. An "exceptionally fine and well preserved medieval church", it is a Grade I listed building. It remains an active parish church in the parish of Trellech and Penallt. History The structural, and historical evidence suggests that the church was built in a single period at the start of the 14th century. The writer Simon Jenkins suggests the building was a re-building, following a fire in 1296 which destroyed the original church. The priest's door near the porch appears somewhat earlier than 1300, but the architectural historian John Newman suggests that this "cannot be taken as evidence of Norman fabric". The tower may be of the same period, or somewhat later. It has certainly been rebuilt subsequently, records suggesting it collapsed in a storm. The weathercock is dated 1792. The church was extensively restored in 1893 and again in 1992. It remains an active parish church dedicated to Saint Nicholas. Architecture and description The architectural historian John Newman describes St Nicholas's as "one of the finest churches in the county". The church is constructed of Old Red Sandstone. Simon Jenkins notes that the stone is "so coated in lichen as to seem almost leprous. The church comprises a, two-aisle, nave, a chancel, a porch and the west tower. The tower is topped with a spire, rising "from behind a battlemented parapet". Jenkins suggests that the interior is "handsome but curiously cold"; it was plastered and painted, and a new floor laid, in the 1992 restoration. The arrangement of the altar rails is "a remarkable survival", following a "Laudian" plan. The church contains a Royal Coat of Arms of Charles II, dated 1683, and a 17th-century sundial, which originally stood in the open air near to the village school and was moved into the church in 1895. Donated by Lady Probert, of The Argoed, Penallt, and dated 1689, it shows three of the main attractions of Trellech; Tump Terret, with the inscriptions MAGNA MOLE ("Great in its Mound") and O QUOT HIC SEPULTI ("Oh! How many are buried here"); Harold's Stones with the inscriptions MAIOR SAXIS ("Greater in its Stones") and HIC FUIT VICTOR HARALDUS ("Here Harold was victorious"); and the Virtuous Well, with the inscription MAXIMA FONTE ("Greatest in its Well"). The church is a Grade I listed building, its Cadw report describing it as "an exceptionally fine and well preserved medieval church". Notes References Jenkins, Simon (2008). Wales: Churches, Houses, Castles. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-713-99893-1. Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1. External links The Parish of Trellech and Penallt website
Priory Church of St Mary, Usk

The Priory Church of St Mary is the parish church of Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales. Its origin was as the church of Usk Priory, a Benedictine nunnery founded by Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke in the twelfth century. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries the church became the parish church of the town. Extended and restored in the middle of the nineteenth century, it was again restored in 1899–1900. The church was designated a Grade I listed building on 4 January 1974. History and architecture The site of the church shows no evidence of a pre-Conquest church, and the earliest religious building there may have been a Norman church associated with Usk Castle on the site of the present West nave. In the years before his death in 1176, Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke founded a Benedictine nunnery on the site. In the thirteenth century the North aisle was added as a place of worship for the people of the town, separated with a screen from the parts of the priory used exclusively by the nuns. In the fifteenth century, two "splendid two-storeyed Perpendicular porches" were added to the North and West aisles, the probable builder being Sir William Herbert, who was also building on a grand scale at nearby Raglan Castle. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the late 1530s, the priory church became the parish church of the town. Extensive restoration and new building occurred in 1884 when Thomas Henry Wyatt created a sanctuary by roofing over the crossing space next to the tower and added a further bay to the nave. A further restoration was undertaken in 1899–1900, when G E Halliday inserted new windows and re-roofed the nave and aisle. Organ The church houses a fine Gray and Davison organ of 1861 which it was built to a scheme devised by Sir Frederick Gore Ousely for Llandaff Cathedral. The total cost of the organ when erected was £1094, and for thirty-seven years it gave good service at Llandaff, with no more than normal tuning and maintenance. C. Lee Williams was organist from 1876 to 1882, and on his preferment to Gloucester Cathedral drew unfavourable comparisons between the condition of the Renatus Harris organ there and that of the larger and more resourceful one he was leaving at the much smaller cathedral of Llandaff. Towards the end of the century, however, the Llandaff organ was felt to be inadequate for the cathedral. The Gray and Davison instrument was advertised for sale and in 1900 it was re-erected at Usk in memory of Hely Bennet Rickards, at the expense of his parents. Specification Priory Gatehouse The gatehouse to the original Benedictine nunnery stands at the entrance to the churchyard. Notes References Bicknell, Stephen (1996). The History of the English Organ. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-55026-2. Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. Buildings of Wales. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09630-9.
St Dyfnan's Church, Llanddyfnan

St Dyfnan's Church is a medieval church in the village of Llanddyfnan, Anglesey, Wales. The building dates from the 14th century and underwent extensive renovations in the mid-19th century. The church lies north from the B5109 road. It was designated as a Grade II*-listed building on 5 December 2007. References External links Media related to St Dyfnan's Church, Llanddyfnan at Wikimedia Commons
Llantysilio Hall

Llantysilio Hall is a Grade II* listed country house in Llantysilio, near Llangollen in Denbighshire. It is on the bank of the River Dee and adjacent to the historic Horseshoe Falls, the source of the Llangollen Canal (the eleven miles of the canal to Chirk is a World Heritage site). The estate was purchased by the Victorian locomotive designer and builder Charles Beyer in 1867. He was co-founder of Beyer, Peacock & Company, one of the world's leading locomotive manufacturers. Beyer, a bachelor, built the 25-bedroom mansion house, soon after his business partner, Henry Robertson, rebuilt nearby Palé Hall, Llandderfel. Samuel Pountney Smith of Shrewsbury was the architect. The hall was lavishly decorated. For example, the larger, south-facing, drawing room has a Carrara marble chimneypiece with giallo antico columns and three cameos in the frieze, of Queen Victoria, Robertson's wife (formerly Elizabeth Dean of Brymbo Hall, who met Queen Victoria at Palé Hall when her son – and Beyer's godson – Henry Beyer Robertson played host and was subsequently knighted), and Shakespearean actress Helena Faucit (Beyer's nearest neighbour, at Bryntysilio Hall, with her husband Sir Theodore Martin, author of the official biography of Prince Albert, Life of the Prince Consort). The smaller room has a similar chimneypiece depicting Kaiser Wilhelm I, Otto von Bismarck, and Helmuth von Moltke the Elder. These pieces were probably made c. 1874, some three years after the start of the German Empire. Charles Beyer died at Llantysilio Hall on 2 June 1876. He was buried at Llantysilio Church, in the grounds of his estate. Henry Robertson was the head engineer of the Llangollen and Corwen Railway and he also owned and rebuilt the Chainbridge hotel and rebuilt the historic chain bridge, which is a short distance down the river bank. Rob old hall was demolished in 1875. When Beyer died the estate was bequeathed to his godson Sir Henry Beyer Robertson (Henry Robertson's son). Sir Henry Robertson became head of Brymbo Steelworks, responsible for its rescue in the 1930s and the development of the new blast furnaces. He was also a director of the Great Western Railway. References
St Tysilio's Church, Llantysilio

Llantysilio Church is a parish church in Llantysilio, near Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. It sits on uprising land from the banks of the river Dee close to the local beauty spot of the Horseshoe Falls and source of water for the Llangollen canal. The canal is a World Heritage Site and it starts here and continues eleven miles to Chirk (and includes the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct). It is dedicated to St Tysilio who lived in the 7th century. It was built in the 15th century and then restored and modified by the German-born Charles Beyer, one of the prominent engineers of the Victorian era, and noted philanthropist, who died in 1876 whilst at residence at nearby Llantysilio Hall, only months after moving into his new mansion house, which he had just built and fitted out. He was buried in the church yard in the grounds of his 700-acre Llantysilio Hall estate. His gravestone of Aberdeen granite weighs over 2 tonnes. His will augmented the salary of the, then vicar of Llantysilio, H Humphrey for the rest of his life. He also left his Llantysilio Hall estate to his godson Sir Henry Beyer Robertson, who became owner of Brymbo Steelworks and a director of the Great Western Railway. The church features a medieval carved wooden lectern of a black crow or (raven). The graveyard also holds the tomb of Thomas Jones of Llantysilio Hall. He left no will and this led to two grave robbing incidents looking for the will. The second attempt was thwarted by the church warden who summoned the police. References
St Maethlu's Church, Llanfaethlu

St Maethlu's Church is a medieval church in the village of Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales. It is one of a number of churches in the parish and benefice of Bro Padrig, the appointed clergyman being the Reverend T. J. Jones. The building dates from the 15th century and underwent renovations in the early twentieth century. It was designated a Grade II*-listed building on 4 May 1971. Dedication The church is dedicated to Saint Maethlu. He was an early Christian saint known as Maethlu the Confessor who is believed to have founded a religious house some three quarters of a mile to the south of the present church. The building St Maethlu's Church dates back to the fifteenth century when the nave was built, and the porch with its original stone benches probably dates to the same period. The walls are of rubble masonry and the roof is of slate. The bellcote is at the west gable end and the bell is dated 1760. The nave has three bays and is in the Perpendicular style. There are two original fifteenth century windows on the south side of the nave, each consisting of a square frame enclosing two cinquefoiled lights. There are some fine eighteenth and nineteenth century bronze and marble monuments on the north wall. The chancel was added in 1874 and the whole building was restored in the early part of the twentieth century. Listed building St Maethlu's Church was designated as a Grade II*-listed building on 4 May 1971, being a good example of "a small rural church, largely of the C15, retaining original fabric and detail, and which includes a fine series of memorials, some of C16 and C17 dates." The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales curates the archaeological, architectural and historic records for this church. These include digital photographs of the exterior and interior of the building, collections of drawings, a collection of colour slides and NMR Site Files. References External links Media related to St Maethlu's Church, Llanfaethlu at Wikimedia Commons