Church of St. David is a Grade II* listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 9 January 1956. Office building.

Church of St. David

WRENN ID
western-threshold-moon
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Country
Wales
Date first listed
9 January 1956
Type
Office building
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Church of St. David is a largely Victorian building with a medieval tower. Constructed of random red sandstone rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings, it features natural slate roofing with stone slate to the tower. The church comprises a nave with a south porch, a lower chancel, and a west tower.

The south wall of the nave is divided into three bays, containing a porch, and two windows. The porch has a pointed arch and a steeply pitched gable with a small, reset lancet window to its sides; the roof features wall plates and ribs dating to the 15th century, alongside a coped gable with an apex cross. A small, two-light Perpendicular window with four-centred heads in a square frame is situated near the porch, with a matching three-light window to the right. The nave roof is plain, with coped gables and an east apex cross. The north wall mirrors the south wall with similar windows, including a two-light Victorian window opposite the porch, all of which are Victorian restorations.

The south wall of the chancel has a small priest's door and a three-light window similar to those in the nave. The east gable features a window of three stepped and trefoil-headed lights, executed in the Decorated style. It has a coped gable with an apex cross. A matching three-light window is found on the north wall of the chancel.

The square tower is quoined and battered to its full height, possessing three undifferentiated stages. A reconstructed pointed arch west doorway, now blocked, has been incorporated as a window. Small rectangular windows are present on three levels, with the top level featuring only south, west, and north-facing windows. The bell-stage is timber framed and diminishes in three sections: the lower section is clad with vertical oak planks, a tiled roof follows, then a continuous oak louvre resembling pigeon holes, culminating in a conical roof with a wind-vane.

The interior has plastered and painted walls, and roofs ceiled with horizontal boarding. A wide, almost segmental chancel arch, featuring chamfered jambs, and a two-centred tower arch, appear to be from the early 14th century. Victorian features include waggon roofs, a tower screen, altar rails, pews, and a pulpit. A medieval font, likely from the 15th century, is also present, along with several inscribed slate monuments from around 1800 belonging to the Powell family. Originally visible corner posts of oak, which supported the tower and belfry, were not observed during resurvey. The east window was created by John Petts in 1988.

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