Church of Holy Trinity (Chapel of ease to St Michael and All Angels, Clyro) is a Grade II* listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 31 January 1995. Bridge.
Church of Holy Trinity (Chapel of ease to St Michael and All Angels, Clyro)
- WRENN ID
- dusk-terrace-equinox
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 31 January 1995
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Church of Holy Trinity (Chapel of ease to St Michael and All Angels, Clyro), Bettws
- OS grid reference
- SO 227 473
- Coordinates
- 52.11884, -3.12915
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Church of Holy Trinity, which serves as a chapel of ease to St Michael and All Angels in Clyro, is a simple, low single-cell structure built from rock-faced rubble blocks and topped with a slate roof. At the west end, there is a small louvred bellcote. The south door features a pointed arch with a hoodmould, and the building has lancet windows, with those in the chancel being smaller than those in the nave.
Inside, the church boasts a remarkable roof structure dating from the late 14th century to early 15th century, along with remnants of a rood loft. The roof is composed of two collar beam end trusses and three arch-braced trusses, which alternate with two arch-braced scissor trusses that have extended king posts. The original purlins and common rafters are still present in the chancel. Additionally, the chancel features moulded wall plates and two carved figures holding shields at the feet of the central truss. The feet of the scissor truss, located at the junction of the nave and chancel, are jointed into moulded wall posts. A moulded tie beam runs between these posts; historically, this served as the head beam of the rood loft prior to the Reformation. The parapet front of the loft remains, showcasing a row of open arcade work with moulded tracery on the west face. Notably, there appears to have never been a fence screen below the beam. The church also contains a circular font on a renewed cylindrical base, which is said to have originated from St Michael's in Clyro.
Local climate
Church of Holy Trinity (Chapel of ease to St Michael and All Angels, Clyro) receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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