Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Church of St David
Colwyn Bay, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 25 July 1994
- Locality
- Colwyn Bay
- Community
- Colwyn Bay
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.29364, -3.72652
- Cadw reference
- 14708
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Behind the larger Church of Saint Paul, opposite the Police station.
History
Built as the Welsh Church in a 1902-3, by Douglas and Fordham, architects, of Chester.
Exterior
Squared random limestone rubble with red sandstone dressings, and red plain tiled roof. A low building comprising nave with apsidal chancel at the west end. Perpendicaular style. Entrance in E facing gable in lean-to timber framed porch, with 3-light traceried window above. The main body of the church is articulated as 4 unequally sized bays by raking buttresses, with flat headed windows of 2 and 3 lights. A slate hung bell turret surmounts the roof at the east end, square in plan, raking up to an angled spirelet.
Interior
Single space divided into 5 bays by hammerbeam trusses, with simple chamfered wood arch and wrought iron scrolled rails made by a local blacksmith, David Jones, to apsidal sanctuary.
Reason for designation
Part of the an important group with the Church of Saint Paul, the Church Hall, and also with the Police Station opposite.
Nearby in the register
- Church HallReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint PaulReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Police Station and Magistrates CourtCivilunder 1 mi
- St Paul's VicarageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.