St Madryn's Church, Trawsfynydd

Heritage listing

Reason for designation: Listed as a simple rural parish church with uncommon double aisled plan, which retains some Medieval fabric and roof timber. History: A double aisle parish church which may retain some medieval fabric but has been extensively restored. The N aisle represents the original church of continuous nave and chancel (extended to the W end), the S aisle and porch were added in C16. The church was extensively restored in 1853-4, all the windows were replaced at that time, the roof rebuilt using some C14 arch braced trusses and the timber arcade rebuilt. A fire destroyed the W end of the church in 1978, and the building had to be restored and has been re-roofed since that time. Exterior: Double aisled parish church, built of mortared rubble masonry with freestone dressings. Modern slate roof with single bellcote at the W end of the N aisle. The porch is at the SW corner and has a wide arched entrance with a head of radiating narrow stones; there is also a simple flat headed doorway at the W gable of the N aisle. The windows are single and 2 light trefoil headed lights, most in rectangular frames, the E window of the N aisle has a shallow pointed head; lateral walls are of 4-bays and there is a blocked window at the E end of the N wall. Interior: Simple church of 2 aisles, with the sanctuary at the E end of the N aisle and a modern enclosed vestry in the NW corner; the chancel is raised by one step and the sanctuary a further 2 steps with a brass rail on shaped brass stanchions with floriate brackets. The church underwent extensive restoration in the mid C19, and the 2 aisles divided by a simple timber arcade of octagonal posts on stone piers. The arcade is recorded in the Inventory of Merioneth as having a plain entablature made of discarded pews, 2 of whic

From Cadw under OGL v3.