Church of Saint David, Carregwen

Heritage listing

Reason for designation: Included principally because of the unusually fine fittings. History: 1897-8 Anglican parish church by Prothero and Phillot of Cheltenham, built to replace the old church by the river, then threatened by flooding. Exceptional 1878 font and pulpit brought from the private chapel at Pentre c.1979 by the Rev P Evans. Exterior: 1897-8 parish church by Prothero and Phillot, coursed Cilgerran stone with limestone ashlar dressings and slate roof. Nave, chancel, S porch, W bell-spire and N vestry. Ashlar coped gables, cross finials, and thin octagonal bell-spire. Ornate traceried windows with hoodmoulds, carved stops and Cilgerran stone voussoirs. Buttresses and clasping buttresses, then three 3-light windows with varied circles in heads. Chancel S has 2-light windows with circles. Large E window with five lights and three traceried circles. One lancet N and lean-to vestry with two 2-light N windows and stack. Nave N has two windows similar to those on S and W end has large 3-light window with circle. Interior: Open rafter roofs with collars and king struts, more ornate in chancel, plastered walls and moulded chancel arch. Chancel N has organ arch and vestry door. Pitch pine pews. Ornate fittings especially the exceptional font and pulpit moved from the demolished chapel at Pentre (1879 by J P St Aubyn), in alabaster and marble, and the 1923 painted wood reredos by Martin Tracers. Reredos is gilded and painted with high relief of Angel at the Tomb and classical piers each side with coats of arms. Communion rails in wrought iron with copper and brass. East window 1900 and two chancel S windows 1898 all signed by A L Moore of London. N side organ, C19 Gothic, from Pentre. S wall monument to L R Colby (killed 1914), by Maile of London. Low stone chancel scr

From Cadw under OGL v3.