:St Teilo's Church, Llanarth

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| name = St Teilo's Church, Llanarth, Monmouthshire

| fullname = Church of St Teilo

| image = Llanarth - St Teilo's Church - geograph.org.uk - 107354.jpg

| imagesize = 200 | caption = The entrance and tower

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| location = Llanarth, Monmouthshire

| country = Wales

| coordinates = {{coord|51.7938 | -2.9067 |region:GB_type:landmark|display=title}}

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| denomination = Church in Wales

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| founded date = C15th century

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| functional status = Redundant

| heritage designation = Grade II*

| designated date = 9 January 1956

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The Church of St Teilo, Llanarth, Monmouthshire, Wales is a former parish church with its origins in the 15th century. Renovations took place in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It is a Grade II* listed building and is now a redundant church, having closed in 2013.

History

The church is dedicated to Saint Teilo, a 6th-century Bishop of Llandaff. It is predominantly of the 15th century.{{NHAW|num=1969|desc=Church of Saint Teilo, Llanarth|grade=II*|access-date=19 April 2022}} John Prichard undertook renovations in 1847. Further work was undertaken by Richard Creed in 1884–5, including the reconstruction of the top of the tower.{{cite web|url=https://churchheritagecymru.org.uk/CHR/ChurchDetails.aspx?id=2980#Building |title=St Teilo, Llanarth|publisher=Church Heritage Cymru |access-date=21 April 2017}} St Teilo's is no longer an active church, the high cost of repairs leading to its closure in 2013.{{cite news| url=http://www.abergavennychronicle.com/article.cfm?id=215&headline=Village+church+to+shut+its+doors&searchyear=2013|title=Village church to shut its doors| newspaper=Abergavenny Chronicle |access-date=19 April 2022}} In 2023 the Village Alive Trust received a £10,000 grant for a feasibility study on the conversion of the church into a community centre.{{cite web|url= https://www.monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/news/ps10k-grant-success-for-church-project-642165|title=10k grant success for church project|publisher=Monmouthshire Beacon|date=4 October 2023|access-date=7 October 2023}}

Architecture and description

The church is built of sandstone rubble, in a Decorated style.{{sfn|Newman|2000|pp=263-4}} The interior contains a number of funerary monuments, including an obelisk in white marble, erected in memory of Elizabeth Jones. The monument was raised by her husband, William Jones of Clytha Park, who also built the folly Clytha Castle in her memory.{{sfn|Newman|2000|pp=263-4}}

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References

  • {{Cite book

|last=Newman|first=John

|author-link=John Newman (architectural historian)

|series=The Buildings of Wales

|title=Gwent/Monmouthshire

|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=knRf4U60QjcC&dq=The+Buildings+of+Wales%3A+Gwent%2FMonmouthshire&pg=PA2

|year=2000

|publisher=Penguin

|location=London

|isbn=0-14-071053-1

}}

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Category:Grade II* listed churches in Monmouthshire

Category:History of Monmouthshire

Category:Church in Wales church buildings in Monmouthshire

Category:15th-century church buildings in Wales