Church of St. Tysilio is a Grade II* listed building in the Isle of Anglesey local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 February 1967. A Medieval Church.

Church of St. Tysilio

WRENN ID
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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Country
Wales
Date first listed
14 February 1967
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Church of St. Tysilio is a simple rectangular medieval church, featuring a chancel and nave that are structurally undivided. Its walls are made of limestone rubble with grit dressings, topped by a slate roof that was re-roofed in the early 20th century, while the original grit gable copings remain intact. At the eastern end, there are remains of an original cross socket, and at the western end, there is a bell-cote. A doorway is located in the western end of the north wall, featuring gritstone dressings and positioned to face the main approach. The plinth tapers from the western side of the doorway towards the western gable. The rectangular doorway has a wooden frame with an inset pointed doorway, and a rectangular plank door hung directly behind it. This timber framing likely formed part of a porch before being relocated to its current position. Above the door, there is a plaque that reads: 'St. Tysilio built this church 630AD'.

Near the center of the north wall, there is a two-light window with foiled tracery, which was recut or inserted in the 19th century, along with a smaller window at the western end of the south wall. The window in the eastern gable was rebuilt in 1896, replicating the original 15th-century form of curvilinear tracery and retaining the original moulded label above it.

Inside, the church features a 15th-century cruck roof with three trusses and curved collar beams, showcasing chamfered soffits. The walls are plastered, and there is a stained glass window in the eastern gable, created in 1896 by Jones & Wallis of London. This window depicts St. Tysilio in clerical robes, with each foot bearing symbolic impressions of the nail marks from the cross of Christ. Below this window is a smooth sandstone, panelled reredos with cusped and foliated decoration in the lower panels. The upper panels, two on either side of the window, contain 'The Lord's Prayer', 'Exodus, Chapter II, Verse I', and The Creed. The reredos is likely from the early 20th century.

Towards the eastern end of the nave, there are memorial plaques on either side, with one in the north wall dating to 1785 and another in the south wall dating to 1738. The floor is flagged, and there are gravestones located inside the door and at the western end of the church, with the earliest dating back to 1696. To the west of the doorway, there is an octagonal font, believed to date from the 14th century.

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