Summary
The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales is a redundant church dating from the 13th century. A Grade I listed building, the church is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
| St Michael's Church, Castlemartin | |
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| Church of St Michael and All Angels, Castlemartin | |
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  St Michael's Church, Castlemartin Location in Pembrokeshire | |
| 51°38′59″N 5°01′18″W / 51.6498°N 5.0216°W | |
| Location | Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| History | |
| Status | Redundant |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Dedication | Saint Michael and All Angels |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 14 May 1970 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, slate roof |
History and description edit
St Michael and All Angels stands outside the village of Castlemartin, adjacent to two holy wells which may indicate the site held religious significance in pre-historic times.[1] A cross, dating from the 7th–9th centuries, was discovered embedded in the church wall in 1922, but has subsequently been lost.[2] The main body of the current building dates from the 13th century, although the centrally-placed tower is later, of the 14th or 15th centuries.[3] The church was restored, firstly in the early 19th century,[4] and again in 1858. The architect of the latter restoration was David Brandon, and the patron the 2nd Earl Cawdor.[3] The church has some notable Victorian stained glass from the studios of Hardman & Co. and Heaton, Butler and Bayne.[5] A Hardman window of the Crucifixion, to a design by Augustus Pugin, has been described as the best example of Pugin's work of any church in Wales.[1] The church contains a First World War memorial commemorating three men from Castlemartin who were killed in the conflict.[6] The church was declared redundant in the early 21st century and is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.[1]
St Michael's is a Grade I listed building.[4] The adjacent vicarage, now derelict, and a mounting block in the churchyard have their own listings, the vicarage at Grade II*[7] and the mounting block at Grade II.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Castlemartin". Friends of Friendless Churches. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "St Michael's Church, Castlemartin (308940)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ a b Lloyd, Orbach & Scourfield 2004, pp. 162–163.
- ^ a b Cadw. "St Michael and All Angels, Castlemartin (Grade I) (5948)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Works at Church of St Michael and All Angels, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire". University of Wales – Stained Glass in Wales Project. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "St Michaels And All Angels – WW1". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "The Old Vicarage (remains) (Grade II*) (5949)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Mounting Platform (Grade II) (5951)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
Sources edit
- Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert (2004). Pembrokeshire. The Buildings of Wales. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0300101783. OCLC 978065767.
External links edit
Media related to St Michael's Church, Castlemartin at Wikimedia Commons
