Parish Church of St Berres is a Grade II listed building in the Denbighshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 April 1990. A Medieval Church.

Parish Church of St Berres

WRENN ID
blind-chimney-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Denbighshire
Country
Wales
Date first listed
26 April 1990
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Parish Church of St Berres is a simple Perpendicular Gothic style building constructed from coursed and squared rubble, topped with a slate roof. It features stone gable parapets and moulded kneelers. The east end has a datestone marked 'STD 1650' above a cusped lancet niche and a depressed arched window set in a partially blocked former window opening. On the north side, there are two 2-light windows and a low vestry with a similar window. The south transept connects to the main building on the east side through an unusual laced valley. The west tower projects outward and is flanked by cusped lancets. It has three diminishing stages: the first is square, the second is octagonal, and the third is a stone octagonal bell-turret with cusped openings, topped with a weathervane.

To the south of the church stands a hearse house with a slate roof, rubble walls, and a 20th-century door. The church's character is primarily derived from the Douglas refit. Inside, the timber roof is supported by simple braces rising from stone corbels, with simple bench seating and a gallery at the west end. The chancel lacks structural expression but features an oak screen carved with flowing tracery, and the sanctuary has an encaustic tile floor. A simple octagonal font at the west end displays quatrefoils and is dated 1684. The oak pulpit has carved and gilded oak panels typical of Douglas's work from this period.

In the sanctuary's south wall, there is a monument to Edward Jones, who died in 1685, and his wife, who died in 1711, presented as a cartouche with draperies, floral drops, and a winged putto. There are also 19th-century monuments to the Carnons of Colomendy. In the transept, several carved stone fragments are attached to the wall, including a circa 14th-century effigy and a memorial to John Meredith, rector, who died in 1660, which includes an extensive genealogy. At the north end of the nave, there are several creed and commandment boards, one of which is signed 'E Davies Painter' and dated 1788, along with a charity board dated 1820.

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