About 800m SE of the church of St mary, at the bottom of a long track running SE from a bend in an old lane to the S of the minor road between Tregare and Dingestow
A lesser-gentry hall-house, probably c.1600 but enlarged, remodelled and embellished in the 1670s by its owner Isaac Williams who added (or rebuilt) a parlour, by which it is now principally distinguished. Restored c.1986.
A 2-storeyed farmhouse built of rubble (part rebuilt in brick), all painted white, with hipped roofs of blue slate. L-plan formed by hall-range on E-W axis facing S, with parlour wing at W end projecting to S and facing W. The main entry to the hall (by a small modern glazed porch in the angle with the wing) has a fine later-C17 square-headed doorway with wave and ovolo moulding and globular stops. Close to the right-hand side of the porch is a 2-light casement window with renewed glazing (with slender wooden mullions, as all the others have), and on the upper floor are 2 widely-spaced 3-light windows. Attached to the right-hand (E) corner is a pair of classical-style rusticated gatepiers with moulded cornices, painted white, each surmounted by an unpainted cushion-like pad on which sits a very prominent corniced entablature with a low pedestal in the centre (probably intended for a ball-finial). At the rear a flight of steps mounts up the E bay to a granary; in the centre is a very wide extruded chimney stack with 2 wide offsets on its W side; to the right of that, a back door protected by a pentice, and a window above; and at the W end (the rear of the parlour wing) a large projected hearth-stack with a tall rectangular shaft. The W side of the parlour wing has been rebuilt in brick except for the N bay, but as the whole wall is painted white and the roof is hipped at both ends, it presents a 3-bay architectural west front of "dollshouse" symmetry, with a central doorway up 3 steps with nosings, two 3-light casements at ground floor (the left slightly larger, and segmental-headed), and similar casements of 3, 2 and 3 lights above; and the S bay also has a small cellar window. The enormous chimney at the N end is almost balanced by a large end-wall chimney at the S end. The E side (the re-entrant to the hall-range) has a 1-light window above the glazed porch, one 3-light window on each floor to the left and a small gabled dormer in the slope of the roof above these.
The hall in the main range contains a very large but crudely-shaped rear-wall fireplace (now blocked) with an enormous hump-backed monolithic lintel. Beyond the W end of the hall is a passage with a stud-and-panel partition to the former kitchen in the N bay of the wing, which has at its N end a very large segmental-arched stone fireplace with chamfered surround, containing two bread ovens. Between the kitchen and the parlour is a dog-legged closed-string staircase, which rises to the full height and has newels with ball pendants and finials, shaped splat balusters and a moulded handrail with raised grip. The bottom newel has strap-work carving and the date 1678; and the risers of the return flights also have elaborate carved decoration. At the S end of the parlour is a fine stone fireplace with a moulded architrave, and a large and unusual floating classical entablature above, the friexe with raised lettering "I / ANNO DOM / 1676 / W", and the cornice with dentils and egg-and-dart enrichment. On the upper floor the chamber above the kitchen has a small fireplace with a corniced architave including "1679" on the frieze. The chamber above the parlour has unusually fine original features, including panelled closet doors in all 4 corners, with small pediments; a stone fireplace with a moulded architrave including bead-and-reel; a moulded plaster frieze; and an extremely elegant moulded plaster ceiling (recently restored) with a central rose, long slender curvilinear ribs with enriched terminals, and winged cherub at the corners. (This ceiling is comparable in style and quality with the ceiling in one of the rooms at Llwyn-y-gaer House, q.v.)
Anglican parish church, medieval in origin, the double nave plan probably representing a late C15 S aisle added to the earlier nave. Late medieval roof-trusses. In 1733 the church was altered, the original arcade being replaced by timber octagonal columns, the work being by Edward Wettnall of Wrexham, carpenter. At the same time, or possibly in 1736, classical arched windows were inserted throughout and a classical sandstone-ashlar S porch was added. In 1870 the church was restored by John Douglas, who presumably added the bellcote and E window to the nave, and made some interior alterations. Other minor repairs were recorded in 1906 and 1926. The interior contains monuments to the owners of Bodidris (the house now in Llandegla C) from the C14 onwards, including the unusually inscribed effigy of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn ab Ynyr, c1320, and the fine Jacobean tomb of Evan Llwyd, 1639. The C15 or C16 brass chandelier is of exceptional rarity, and with the comparable piece at Llandegla, is said to have come from Valle Crucis Abbey. They may however be Flemish and brought from there by one of the Bodidris owners at an unknown date. The c1320 effigy is also said to have come from Valle Crucis.
Parish church. Rubble stone with slate roofs and coped gables, twin single roofed sections, N nave with W bellcote, S aisle with S porch. Nave has W arched door, double-chamfered, and bellcote of 1870, broad at base, the sides battered in to ashlar top with 2 pointed openings and coped gable with gabled kneelers and cross finial. S aisle has one C19 W lancet and straight joint to nave. N side has C18 coved eaves cornice, and 3 ashlar arched windows of c1736 with pilaster jambs, keystones and moulded sills. Leaded lights on iron internal supports. Buttress to left and then one chancel Gothic 2-light window of c1870. E wall appears to have been refaced c1870 with 3-light Gothic window of c1870. S aisle has big C18 arched E window, similar to side windows but much larger. S wall has chimney of c1870 to right, coved cornice and 3 arched windows of c1736. S porch between 1st and 2nd windows. Porch has c1736 ashlar front, broad flattened arch with rusticated jambs, rusticated stone voussoirs and keystone, outer rusticated quoins with cornice moulding above under shoulders of moulded gable coping, stopped at apex for ball-finial. Plastered porch interior with 2 stone benches. Inner doorcase of c1736, ashlar, arched, pilastered jambs and fluted keystone. Studded plank door with strap hinges.
Fine interior with the two sections divided by a timber colonnade of c1733. Nave 9-bay late medieval roof with cusped windbraces, arch-braced collar trusses with angle struts above, some timbers chamfered, some hollow-moulded. Last 2 bays were formerly ceiled and timbers are further ornamented. Nave has pine pews and slate floor slabs. Unusual C18 marble bowl font on baluster stem, inscribed 'Rhodd Edward Thelwell o Llanbeder 1734'. Pulpit of c1870, presumably by J Douglas, timber, octagonal with carved band of leaf and rose decoration over arched panel. Stone base. Eagle lectern of c1870. Encaustic tiles and slate floor in chancel, altar and reredos of 1942, E window stained glass of Ascension, c1926, by W Glasby of London, N window patterned glass with symbols of Evangelists, 1870. Pine stalls of c1870. Outstanding hanging late medieval chandelier, hexagonal stem with 3 tiers of 6 branches, crocketted decoration and statuette of the Virgin, late C15 or early C16. Memorials: chancel brass plaque to Wilson Jones of Gelligynan, d1864, nave brass plaque to the Rev H Pennant, d1731. W memorials to the Rev Simon Evans d1753, slate and marble with cherub and skull; the Rev J Venables d1782; the Jones family of Plasynpant 1727-66 and to Elizabeth Williams of Bodidris d1799. Also crude pedimented memorial to J Jones of Plasdu, d1835. Colonnade is of 5 bays with thick octagonal oak columns, classical moulded caps. Diagonal bracing to timber valley beam presumably added in 1870. Broad plaster cove moulding above. S aisle has similar 9-bay roof, with traces of ceiling in last 2 bays. Windows have original iron inner bars supporting the leading. W end used as vestry. Painted royal arms signed 1740 by David Davies on S wall. E end organ by Conacher of Huddersfield. Memorials: two medieval effigies on floor: one of a priest, worn, early C14, the other, of high quality, of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ab Ynyr of Bodidris c1320, in armour on tomb chest with trefoil arcading. S wall: Outstanding Stuart effigy memorial to Evan Lloyd of Yal (Bodidris), 1639, triple arched with effigy appearing in outer arches and centre plaque with inscription unusually in Welsh (similar to the John Trevor of Trefalun monument at Gresford); marble Baroque monument with cherub heads to Sir Evan Lloyd of Bodidris, d1700 with arms and cherub heads; crude Baroque memorial with draped plaque in painted stone to Jane Davies of Bwlch Iarll d1723. In vestry painted wood plaque to Evan Davies of Reryrys d1759, marble plaque to Evan Jones d1743, and crude pedimented plaque to W Jones of Ty Isaf d1813. W window stained glass, St German, c1921, by A L and C E Moore.
Listed grade I as a fine largely late medieval church with an unusual early C18 remodelling, and containing exceptionally high quality fittings, notably a range of monuments and an outstanding late medieval chandelier.
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