Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Church of St David
Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Tregroes/Whitchurch, Solva, Pembrokeshire, designated on 4 February 1991.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 4 February 1991
- Locality
- Tregroes/Whitchurch
- Community
- Solva
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.88403, -5.19832
- Cadw reference
- 12474
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 209 St David's (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in the centre of Whitchurch hamlet; on southern side of road, about 100 m E of junction with lane from Upper Solva.
History
C13 or C14 parish church, heavily restored 1872-4 to plans of C E Buckeridge executed by
J L Pearson.
Exterior
Rubble stone with purple Caerbwdy stone dressings, small, graded slates to roofs and red terracotta ridge. Nave, chancel and north chapel. Coped west bellcote with square opening. All openings are C19 and framed in purple stone. Pointed arched N door with single lancet each side, similar lancet each side of N chapel and pair to N end. Chancel has stone cross E end finial, canted passage between chapel and N wall, one small N lancet and triple lancet E window with relieving arch. Two south side lancets and 4 to nave south side. Two-light W window with relieving arch. All lancets have cusped ogee heads.
Interior
Interior: nave has scissor-truss rafter roof with collars, C19 pulpit, plastered pointed arches to chancel and N chapel. N chapel has C19 roof, one wall plaque of 1771 and inscribed grave slabs to floor. Chancel has panelled wagon roof, seat built into SE window and piscina. East window stained glass of 1903. At W end plain octagonal medieval stone font on C19 circular base.
Church is recorded back to 1291 when it belonged to Cistercian order, pre-restoration descriptions record timber bellcote and timber S porch.
Large, open churchyard with rubble stone walls, iron N side gate between square piers with stopped caps. Numerous headstones and some table tombs, 2 enclosed within iron railings. S of church is low table tomb to Henry Whiteside (d. 1826) designer of Smalls lighthouse, 1770.
Nearby in the register
- The VicarageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding to W. of the VicarageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Middle Mill BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- The Mill HouseIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.