Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 March 1963. Bridge.
Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- steep-niche-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 1 March 1963
- Type
- Bridge
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is a parish church built with rubble stone and features slate roofs topped with red terracotta ridge tiles. The nave and chancel share an equal roofline, separated by stone coping that includes a cross finial. The eastern end has similar coping and a cross. The western end displays rough masonry, likely medieval, with a battered wall base and a large projecting bellcote tower that has a flat top, two arch-headed bell openings, and a hipped stone ridge. The nave's gable has stone coping on both sides.
The nave's north wall is plain and features three ashlar trefoiled lancets with stone voussoirs, along with an arch-headed door with stone voussoirs located between the first and second windows. There is a buttress between the nave and chancel, and a stone chimney projects from the north side of the nave's eastern coping. The chancel's masonry appears to be entirely from the 19th century, with two small lancets on the north side and a traceried east window consisting of three lights with an octofoil head, pointed arch, and hoodmould. The south side mirrors the north with two similar lancets, while the nave's south side has three lancets like those on the north.
Inside, the walls are plastered, and the nave roof, constructed in 1869, features arch-braced collar trusses. The chancel arch is plain and pointed, with a slight step in the jambs. There is a high opening to the left, which is part of a former rood stair. At the west end of the nave, there is a blocked window recess that, if genuine, predates the bellcote. The church contains pine pews, a screened-off west vestry, and a lectern from 1869. The pulpit has single-panel sides with simple cusping, and matching stalls date from the mid to late 20th century. The chancel features iron and brass standards for the sanctuary rails and an encaustic tile floor. The east window, installed in 1974, depicts the Risen Christ along with SS Mary and Mary Magdalene, while four chancel lancets from 1978, designed by Frank Roper of Penarth, are made of thick slab glass with sparing lead and clear glass accented with applied lumps. At the west end, there is a much recut 13th or 14th-century square font, featuring arrowhead scalloping below an incised line, a round shaft, and a moulded round base.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- No related consent applications matched
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.