Church of St David is a Grade II* listed building in the Pembrokeshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 March 1963. A Medieval Church.
Church of St David
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- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 1 March 1963
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Church of St David is a medieval parish church, possibly dating from the 14th century, constructed from rubble stone and topped with slate roofs. It underwent restoration between 1882 and 1884 by E H Lingen-Barker, with the east window added in 1904 by W D Caroe. The church features a nave with a west bellcote, a south porch, a south aisle, and a chancel, all characterized by long, low proportions.
The nave includes a 19th-century two-light west window with a quatrefoil and a bellcote. The south side of the nave is windowless to the left, featuring a large south porch with a rough stone pointed arch and a plastered vault inside. The east gable of the nave indicates a previously higher roof pitch and has a small sanctus bellcote. The south aisle overlaps both the nave and chancel, containing two medieval two-light south windows, which are cusped and possibly from the 14th century (relocated from the east and west ends of the main church), along with a 19th-century two-light east window. The chancel is windowless on the south side and has a large 1904 ashlar three-light east window with a segmental arched head, as well as a tiny medieval north cusped lancet.
Inside, the whitewashed and plastered nave features a segmental-pointed boarded roof. A square 13th-century scalloped font with darts and a circular shaft is present, along with a plain panelled wood pulpit from the early 19th century. Near the south door, there is an incised stone from the 5th to 6th century. A narrow medieval lancet in the wall of the south aisle, originally external, indicates that the aisle was likely added in the 15th century. The plastered arches leading to the chancel and from the nave into the aisle are notable, with the latter being Tudor-arched. There are two rough stone corbels that once supported a rood-loft. The south aisle has a boarded roof and an early 20th-century closed screen that separates the east end for use as a vestry. A row of rough corbels lines the north wall. The chancel features a panelled curved roof from the late 19th century, along with an early 20th-century prayer desk and kneeler, and 19th-century iron altar rails.
The stained glass includes the west window depicting Christ in the Temple and the east window illustrating the Resurrection, both created in 1904 by Powell of Whitefriars, London. In the porch, there are three large inscribed stones from the 5th or 6th century, featuring Ogham marks or Roman lettering, although the inscriptions are heavily eroded.
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