Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Church of St David, and surrounding churchyard railed wall.
Maesteg, Bridgend, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Maesteg, Bridgend, designated on 14 July 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 14 July 1997
- Locality
- Maesteg
- Town
- Maesteg
- Community
- Maesteg
- Unitary authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.60942, -3.65726
- Cadw reference
- 18502
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1907 · 248 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The church is set in a small graveyard on the corner of Talbot Street and Castle Street, at the centre of Maesteg.
History
Built by Egbert Moxham of Neath in 1852-3 as a chapel of ease for Llangynwyd parish church, to provide more convenient orthodox anglican service for the growing community of Maesteg.
Exterior
Constructed in snecked local Pennant sandstone, with a slate roof. Nave of 3 bays, chancel with lean-to side chambers slightly shorter, and a gabled N porch. Early English lancet style. The W front, facing Talbot Street, has 3 tall lancets between buttresses, and an oculus in the gable, which extends upwards as a tall elegant buttressed bellcote. N porch has moulded outer arch on nook shafts. Nave has pairs of lancets to each bay, spaced apart in the eastern bay. The E chancel has 3 stepped lancets on the E wall, with oculus over. A trefoil light is in the E nave wall, over the chancel roof.
Interior
Open trussed rafter roof, and moulded chancel arch. Tub font at W end, opposite the N door.
Reason for designation
Included as a simply designed chapel in a conspicuous position, one of a group of listed buildings at the centre of Maesteg.
Nearby in the register
- CenotaphCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Post OfficeCommercialunder 1 mi
- Colonel North Memorial HallRecreationalunder 1 mi
- North Company OfficesCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.