Church of St Tyfrydog is a Grade II* listed building in the Isle of Anglesey local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 12 May 1970. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Tyfrydog
- WRENN ID
- tenth-keystone-amber
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 12 May 1970
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Church of St Tyfrydog is a small rural church built in the 14th century, showcasing the Decorated style. It features a two-bay nave with a west bellcote and a southwest gabled porch, along with a single bay chancel that has a lean-to north vestry. The structure is constructed from roughly coursed small squared masonry with larger angle stones and limestone dressings. The roof is covered with thin slates, equipped with stone copings and shaped kneelers. The east gable of the nave displays a weathered cross base, while the chancel has a broken stone cross finial, and the porch is topped with a fleur-de-lys finial.
Angled buttresses are present at the east end of the nave, and similar buttresses flank the entrance of the southwest porch. The doorway features a chamfered pointed arch with two orders, and the base of the jambs includes bar stops and stepped run-out chamfers. To the right of the porch, there is an original window dating from around 1400, which consists of two trefoil-headed lights within a rectangular frame. A similarly styled 19th-century window is positioned to the right at a higher level to illuminate the pulpit. Another window of similar design is located in the west gable apex. The north wall of the nave has a paired west window with cinquefoil-headed lights in a rectangular frame, along with a single trefoil-headed light to the east. The chancel features rectangular windows of uncertain date, which have crude moulded frames that stop on weathered blocks. The east window, dating from the late 15th century, contains three pointed lights set within a four-centred head, complete with moulded jambs and a moulded label adorned with beast stops; however, the exterior cusping has been removed.
The church is situated within a circular churchyard that contains a series of slate chest tombs, many of which are enclosed by railings. The interior was not accessible during the survey, but referenced sources indicate that it retains the original chancel arch, built around 1400, which is a pointed arch of two chamfered orders. The nave and chancel have exposed roof timbers featuring arched braced collared trusses with wall posts extending down to shaped corbels, and the nave is fitted with box pews.
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