Church of St Madoc is a Grade II listed building in the Swansea local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 3 June 1964. Bridge.
Church of St Madoc
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 3 June 1964
- Type
- Bridge
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Church of St Madoc comprises a tower, nave, and chancel arranged in a line, with a south porch, and is constructed primarily of sandstone. The nave and parts of the tower and chancel are of original, unregularly laid, roughly shaped sandstone blocks using local conglomerate. The tower and the base of the north and east walls of the chancel have a slight inward slope. Later, 19th-century masonry is of regularly coursed and squared blocks. The roof is slate with limestone ridge details, coped gables, and decorative corbels. Stone finial crosses are present throughout. The east window and one south-facing window on the nave are traceried, the east window having a simple moulding above it. The remaining windows are lancets. A medieval trefoil-headed lancet window, in sandstone, has been re-set within 19th-century masonry on the south side of the chancel; the other windows have been restored using oolitic limestone. The outer arch of the porch is equilateral-pointed with large chamfers.
The tower is relatively low, and some believe it has been reduced in height. It now has a longitudinal, slate, saddleback roof with stepped gables to the east and west, and crenellated parapets on the north and south sides. It features a narrow slit window to the west and one to the north.
A small 19th-century porch provides access, featuring side benches and a floor of black and red quarry tiles. The south door to the nave is tall, round-headed, with a segmental backing arch. Inside the nave, the window quoins are exposed, and there are pine pews. The southwest corner is arranged as a baptistery with wall seating. A Norman font sits on a modern base. A narrow doorway with a straight-sided arch leads to the vestry within the tower. Early monumental stones are displaced within recesses in the west wall; one is built into the sill of the eastern south window. The chancel arch is small and round-headed, restored and raised in height, and is likely little changed from its original form. A small, round-headed arch at a high level to its left is thought to have been an access point for a rood screen. A pine pulpit, in Gothic style, is located on the left. There is one step up to the chancel, which inclines slightly to the south of the nave axis. The chancel has a low-pitched, boarded roof, pine communion rails with Celtic crosses in the panels and double gates, and simple choirstalls. The east window is by Celtic Studios and depicts Christ blessing offerings of fruit, corn, and fish. The altar frontal is a significant carved work by the Reverend J D Davies, consisting of four painted and gilded Gothic panels portraying the four Evangelists. Another carved, panelled piece by him, possibly intended for an altar frontal elsewhere, hangs on the chancel wall. A bronze memorial plaque to the Reverend J D Davies [1911] is located on the north side of the chancel.
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