Church of St Sannan is a Grade II* listed building in the Caerphilly local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 17 July 2001. Church.

Church of St Sannan

WRENN ID
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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Caerphilly
Country
Wales
Date first listed
17 July 2001
Type
Church
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Church of St Sannan is a Grade II* listed building primarily designed in the Tudor-Gothic style. It features two parallel naves, a chancel that is continuous with and the same height as the north nave, a west tower, a south porch, and a northeast vestry. The structure is built of rubble sandstone and topped with a stone-tile roof. The south nave includes square-headed windows with three ogee-headed lights on either side of the south porch, which has a moulded Tudor-arched surround and boarded doors.

On the south wall of the chancel, there is a pointed doorway to the left, a three-light square-headed window to the right with a hood mould, and a five-light east window. The nave has two three-light windows similar to those on the south side, along with a three-light west window featuring reticulated tracery and a hood mould with head stops. The angle between the north nave and the tower is enclosed by 19th-century iron railings in a simple Baroque style, which surround gravestones.

The two-stage embattled tower includes an integral rectangular northeast stair turret and pronounced larger quoins. The bell stage has two-light square-headed windows with louvres, and there is a string course between the stages; the lower stage has a small south window. The west doorway features a broad chamfer and a four-centred head, with double boarded doors.

Inside, the north nave boasts a late medieval wagon roof. The naves are separated by an arcade supported by four stout circular piers with sharply-pointed arches. The eastern arcade pier has three responds in a trefoil plan. The tower arch is adorned with wave-moulded orders that die into the imposts, and to its right is a Tudor doorway leading to the stair turret.

Most of the fittings date from 1910 and were created by Warren, as noted on a plaque in the chancel. Many of the windows feature late 19th-century or early 20th-century stained glass. The east window illustrates the Crucifixion and is attributed to Herbert W Bryans. The south chancel window depicts Dorcas, created by A.J. Davies around 1925. In the north nave, the northwest window shows SS Michael, David, and Sannan by Kempe from 1896, while two other windows from 1917 and 1920 were made by Wippell & Co.

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