Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Church of St Nicholas
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 30 May 1975
- Town
- Barry
- Community
- Barry
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.39440, -3.28861
- Cadw reference
- 13395
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Near junction with Park Avenue, in churchyard with C18 and early C19 monuments.
History
1874-76 on site of medieval church of Barry village; architect John Romilly Allen, who claimed to have followed general outline of old church. Became redundant in early C20 after building of nearby All Saints' Church 1908; now used as scouting centre.
Exterior
Lancet style. Grey stone with bathstone dressings, slate roofs with inserted lights. Nave with double belcote, S porch, lower chancel, low stepped buttresses to angles. To W, stepped belcote with 2 bell arches; lancet window over which is shallow corbelled arch which runs up into belcote. S gabled porch with pointed doorway, low clasping buttresses; to W of porch, lancet, to R, paired window, and lancet; N wall of nave has 3 lancets. Chancel (stepped down) has two lancets to S wall, triple lancet E window, N wall has single lancet, and lean-to vestry.
Interior
Finely dressed limestone, painted over. Converted to 2-storeys for use as Scouting centre.
Reason for designation
Included principally for historic interest.
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Cross at Church of St NicholasReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Churchyard Wall of Church of St NicholasReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 10 Old Village RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- All Saints ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.