Church of St Madoc

Tower, nave and chancel in line with a south porch, all in sandstone, the nave and parts of the tower and chancel being original uncoursed axe-dressed work in the local conglomerate sandstone. There is a slight batter to the tower and to the foot of the north and east walls of the chancel. The C19 masonry is coursed and snecked. Slate roof with limestone ridges, coped gables, and gutter corbels. Stone finial crosses throughout. The east window and one to the south of the nave are traceried, the former with a simple label mould. The others are lancets. One mediaeval trefoil-headed lancet, in sandstone, is refixed within C19 masonry in the south of chancel; the other windows are all restored, in oolitic limestone. The outer arch of the porch is equilateral-pointed with large chamfers. The tower is unusually low, and some authorities suggest it has been restored at less than its proper height; it now has a longitudinal slate saddleback roof with crow-stepped gables to east and west and a crenellated parapet to south and north. One slit window to west, one to north.

Entered by a small C19 porch with side benches and black and red quarry tile floor. The south door to the nave is tall and round-headed with a segmental backing arch. Plain nave interior with exposed window quoins; pine pews. The south west corner is arranged as a baptistery with wall seating. Norman font on a modern base. A narrow doorway with straight-sided arch leads to the vestry in the tower. Two early monumental stones [scheduled] are displaced in recesses in the west wall, another is built into the sill of the eastern south window. The chancel arch is small and round, restored, raised in height but otherwise probably little altered from its original form. Another small round-headed arch at high level to its left, interpreted as a rood access. Pine pulpit at left in Gothic style. One step up to the chancel. The chancel inclines slightly to the south of the nave axis. Low-pitch boarded roof. Pine communion rails with Celtic crosses in the panels and double gates. Simple choirstalls. The east window is by Celtic Studios, showing Christ blessing offerings of fruit, corn and fish. The altar frontal is an important carved work of the Rev J D Davies in four painted and gilded Gothic panels showing the four Evangelists. Another carved panelled example of his work, perhaps intended for an altar frontal elsewhere, hangs on the chancel wall. There is a bronze memorial plaque to the Rev J D Davies [1911] at the north side of the chancel.