Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 October 1971. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Mary
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1971
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Church of St Mary is a former parish church constructed from rubble stone with a grouted slate single roof. It features a west tower, nave, and chancel all in one, along with a north porch. The west tower is square, plain, and sheer, leading to a set-back under the bell-stage, which is topped with a simple stepped cornice and a parapet that has ramped angles up to small corner finials. A sailing-ship vane is present. The bell-stage has a single large louvred opening on each face, which is slightly pointed and framed with stone voussoirs. The main part of the tower includes a blocked circular opening at the top of the west face, likely intended for a clock, and narrow loops at the top of the north and south sides. The original broad pointed west door has been blocked and replaced with an inserted window. The body of the church has two pointed windows on each side, featuring plain timber Y-tracery, and a large east window with three lights, all with stone voussoirs and sills.
The added north porch is made of rough stone but includes some architectural detail in roughly squared stone. It has a pointed arch with stone voussoirs, two-step buttresses at each angle, a coped shallow gable with simple step cornicing, and an apex pedestal topped with a rough pyramidal finial. The cornicing continues around each side, culminating in an embattled parapet above.
The interior is emptied of fittings and features a six-bay roof supported by arch-braced collar trusses and triple purlins.
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