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

Former parish church. Rubble stone with grouted slate single roof. W tower, nave and chancel in one and N porch. W tower is square, plain and sheer to a set-back under bell-stage, then simple stepped cornice under parapet which has angles ramped up to small corner finials. Sailing-ship vane. Bell-stage has single large louvred opening each face, slightly pointed with stone voussoirs. Main part of the tower has a blocked circular opening at top of W face, probably for a clock, narrow loop to top of N and S sides. Broad pointed original W door now blocked with inserted window. Body of church has 2 pointed windows each side, with plain timber Y-tracery and large similar E window of 3 lights. Stone voussoirs and sills. Added N porch is of rough stone but with some architectural detail in roughly squared stone. Pointed arch with stone voussoirs, 2-step buttresses clasping angle each side, coped shallow gable with simple step cornicing and apex pedestal with rough pyramidal finial. Cornicing continues around each side with embattled parapet above.

Emptied of fittings. Six-bay roof has arch-braced collar trusses and triple purlins.

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