St Egwad's Church

Heritage listing

Reason for designation: Listed grade II* as a substantial medieval church retaining early form and detail, including especially fine arcade and aisle roof, with good C19 interior detail. History: The earliest part of the church is probably the tower, of c1400. The nave and chancel were probably built soon after, the N aisle is C16. The nave has a stair projection and window for the rood loft probably of late medieval date, although it has been suggested that it was built in the 1630s under the influence of Archbishop Laud. Other features of the C17 include the S door. The church was restored in 1861, when some of the present windows were inserted. Exterior: A Tudor-Gothic style church comprising nave with lower and narrow chancel and W tower, and a N aisle and vestry (formerly a chapel) under a single roof and battered at the base. Walls are rubble stone with bigger dressed quoins, the roof is slate. The nave has renewed SW quoins. Windows are square-headed and have sunk spandrels. In the S wall of the nave the C17 doorway has a segmental head and single continuous chamfer, with C19 double boarded doors and strap hinges. To the R of the doorway is a 2-light window with pointed lights and hood mould, then a 3-light window with round-headed lights. Below the latter is an early memorial with pediment attached to the wall. At the E end of the nave is a rood stair projection under an outshut roof, except that on the R side is a gabled 3-light window lighting the former rood with round-headed lights and weathered hood mould. The chancel has a cusped single-light C19 window in the S wall and 3-light E window renewed in 1861 with round-headed lights and hood mould. Set back on the N side is the similar but original 3-light vestry E window, below which are stone steps to a boile

From Cadw under OGL v3.