St Tyfi's Church (now Interpretation Centre) is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 18 March 1988. A Victorian Church, interpretation centre.
St Tyfi's Church (now Interpretation Centre)
- WRENN ID
- over-flagstone-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1988
- Type
- Church, interpretation centre
- Period
- Victorian
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Small stone church of medieval origin but almost entirely rebuilt in later Cl9, possibly to designs by R Kyrke Pearson, architect of Oswestry who redesigned Newton House for Lord Dynevor. Plan of unified chancel and nave with medieval (?) S aisle set back to left; W porch, lean-to S vestry and gabled N vestry.
Rubble facings, freestone dressings, stone slate roofs, gable parapets with crucifix finials and twin bellcote openings to W end; chimney to E gable of S aisle. 3-light perpendicular E windows under rectangular drips, barred lights. 2-light traceried windows under pointed hoods to W front (with vertical masonry joint). Tall S aisle with blocked pointed doorway. W-porch with diagonal buttresses and wide 4-centred arch with hoodmoulded nook shafts to 4-centred door.
Fine steeply sloping burial ground with old headstones.
Interior has open arched-brace roofs with collar-beams and stone corbels, fretted wall-plates to chancel. 3-bay aisle arcade with octagonal piers and hoodmoulds; pointed boarded doors with strip work hinges.
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