Barmouth
St Marys Church Llanaber
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Nearest Town: Barmouth
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| This Grade 1 listed building exhibits some of the finest early English architecture. Despite substantial restoration work in 1860, it is an almost perfectly preserved 13th Century building with lancet widows and arch-braced collar beams (16th Century) to the chancel roof. The ceiling above the sanctuary is panelled and its bosses are picked out in colour and gilt. The nave, which is separated from the chancel by an arch and a flight of steps, is a good example of the transition from Norman to early English style architecture. Parish registers date back to 1750. Two wooden collection boxes are dated 1756 and 1774 and on the South wall is an old chest cut from a single log of wood. Two large pre-10th Century stones, the 'Calixtus Stones', found between Barmouth and Llanaber, are now resting in the church. They are carved with Latin inscriptions: CAELIXTUS MONEDO REGI. |
John's Church Barmouth
| Nearest Town: Barmouth
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Items of Interest: The angel font
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| A Victorian Gothic in Perpendicular style. It is almost cathedral-like in size and stands halfway up the hill behind the shops and houses. It was built in 1889 to accommodate the growing number of residents and visitors to the area. The original tower fell down shortly after building and was rebuilt in 1894. The font is of interest in which a life-size angel holds up a shell in a copy of Thorwaldsens font in Copenhagen Cathedral. |
St David's Church Barmouth
| Nearest Town: Barmouth
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| A neat, unpretentious church overlooking
the harbour. It was built in 1830 on the site of an old ship-building yard. It
was originally the fisherman's church. Cruciform in plan, it is ashlar built of
large blocks with buttresses at all corners. In 1886 a new approach was formed at the north-east corner. |
St Phillip's Church Caerdeon
| Nearest Town: Barmouth
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| The church, built in the style of Basque churches, was originally built as a private chapel and only became a parish church after a great deal of controversy involving a specific Act of Parliament. It is described by Jan Morris the writer as 'purest Pyrenean'. An open bell-cote, containing four bells rung by a windlass system, is of a style rare if not unique in Wales. |
