St Cadmarch's Church

Heritage listing

Reason for designation: Graded II* for its exceptional architectural interest as one of the best early C20 churches in Wales, illustrative of the Arts and Crafts approach to Gothic design. History: Anglican parish church, 1915-16 by W. D. Caroe, the tower added 1927. The church was built at the instigation of Miss Cara Thomas. It cost 4,000 and replaced a very plain C19 church of nave, chancel, S porch and bellcote with wooden windows. In 1800 there was only a nave remaining, and in 1840 that was ruinous. Some repairs were done c. 1890 and the church was called modern in 1910. The Rev Theophilus Evans was rector 1738-63, prose writer in Welsh and grandfather of Theophilus Jones, the county historian. Both are buried here. William Williams, Pantycelyn, was Evans curate. Exterior: Church, rubble stone in mixed colours, with red sandstone dressings and tooled quoins. Roofs of graded pale slates overhanging at eaves. Single roof with coped E gable and cross finial. Tower has more regular stonework. Nave S wall has small 2-light each side of a gabled porch against a shallow wall-projection with sloping roof. Porch has finely detailed doorway with chamfered sides, square head and moulded surround with castellated top. Above is an important C9 carved stone with a cross in a circle over a human figure and a spiral pattern. Side walls are set back slightly, single light to W with curved headstone. White stone flag floor within. Stepped buttress to nave right, then chancel has two segmental-pointed three-light windows before wall steps in and has a pair of similar two-light windows, close set. E end has very wide segmental pointed window set high, with five lights with shaped heads separated by broad red stone mullions or piers. N side has flat-roofed vestry, apparently altered o

From Cadw under OGL v3.