Church of Saint Ciwg is a Grade II listed building in the Neath Port Talbot local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 13 March 2003. Church.
Church of Saint Ciwg
- WRENN ID
- graven-glass-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 13 March 2003
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Anglican parish church, rubble stone with short W tower, nave and chancel under single roof of imitation slates. S porch. Tower is of extreme plainness, square plan with leaning W wall and rubble battlements just above level of roof ridge. Tiny louvred slots S and N, various put-log holes N, pointed S door with stone voussoirs. Stonework at S joint to nave suggests tower was added on existing W wall. Projecting stones on E side to line of roof. Church has pointed 2-light sandstone ashlar Y-tracery windows presumably replacing small-paned windows of 1812, one to left of porch, two to right, then chancel door with one more to right. Chancel door has plain pointed ashlar frame and voussoirs. Porch has slate roof, pointed entry with stone voussoirs. Pointed inner door with C19 double board doors. Stoup in right corner. Stone seats. W porch wall has stone with 2 incised crosses, and plaque to R. Thomas died 1713. Windowless N wall has blocked medieval window towards W end, one jamb and 2 parts of roughly curved head. E window similar to S windows and small rectangular opening low down to right on E wall S tower and chancel doors are framed boarded Plaque to left of chancel S door: 'This church was new roofed and considerably altered Ad 1812' with names of churchwardens.
Interior not available for inspection. Medieval heavy drum font with raised band around lower edge. Panelled pews. Later C19 iron altar rails and ashlar drum pulpit pierced with paired lancets, with winding timber stairs and rail. Stone steps to sanctuary, C20 chancel panelling. E window c. 1898, Feed my sheep. C19 pine vestry enclosure at SW corner.
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