St Rhedyw's Church

Heritage listing

Reason for designation: Listed II* as a prominently sited parish church of early origin retaining extensive late medieval fabric, including a very fine C15 roof. History: A multi-phase building with C14 or C15 nave and C15 chancel in one without chancel arch. Straight joints and kneelers of former parapeted gable ends visible in north and south walls. Lower north and south transepts to chancel probably incorporate C16 work. Extensively restored in 1879 when south porch and west bellcote were added. Exterior: Small cruciform church of coursed slatestone with very large quoins and ashlar dressings; C19 slate roofs, gabled to transepts. Flat and segmental-headed simply chamfered windows (tracery all C19), mostly without labels, and coped gable parapets with shaped kneelers. Ashlar bellcote with chamfered arched opening and coped gable with wrought-iron cross finial. Single-storey gabled south porch with coped parapet, chamfered arched opening and side windows of paired trefoil-headed lights. Double-chamfered inner arch with C19 plank door. Opposed arched north doorway, also with C19 plank door. Two windows to right of porch with ogee trefoil-headed tracery, one of 3 lights under a square head, the other a single lancet with cusped arched head. West end has single lancet with cusped arched head and ogee trefoil-headed tracery. North side has 2 identical lancets with cusped arched heads and ogee trefoil-headed tracery with to their left a square-headed window with 2 trefoil-headed lights and Decorated tracery including mouchettes. Three-light east window to chancel with panel tracery, hollow-chamfered outer arch and label moulding with returns. South window to south transept of 3 lights with cusped ogee tracery and mullions running into the head of the arch. Square-headed wi

From Cadw under OGL v3.