Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Church of St Curig
Capel Curig, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Capel Curig, Conwy, designated on 23 January 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 23 January 1998
- Locality
- Capel Curig
- Community
- Capel Curig
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.10493, -3.91162
- Cadw reference
- 19239
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 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To W of A5 in churchyard above road. Opposite junction with A4086
History
Church of c1884. By Goronwy Owen, architect. The apse contains magnificent mosaic designed by clayton & Bell, executed by Salviati of Venicel. Brass plate records "To the Glory of God and in memory of Georgina Sackville West, who departed this life February 23rd 1883, the mosaic in the roof was placed by her husband William Edward Sackville West of Lime Grove in the parish of Llendegai, aided by his sisters Elizabeth Duchess of Bedford and Mary Catherine Countess of Derby. AD 1884.
Exterior
Church in local dark rubble, bathstone dressings, slate roofs. West end has 2 round-arched windows and bell-cote corbelled out below gable. Gabled SW porch. Aisleless nave, round-arched windows grouped 2-2-1-2 separated by buttresses. Apsidal chancel with foiled windows under hoodmoulds; E end of chancel has bathstone niche with statue of youthful male saint. NE vestry with plate tracery. Chimney at NW corner of nave.
Interior
Simple aisleless interior faced in brick with bathstone dressings. Arches to chancel and apse supported by polychrome marble dwarf shafts on corbels. Low wall at chancel with semi-circular stone pulpit (L) and marble lectern (R). Apse has magnificent mosaic (circa 6m diameter). On golden background Christ enthroned in majesty (inscription "Saltator Mundi"), flanked by angels swinging censers. Above, bands of cherubim/seraphim; below, roundels include symbols of evangelists and Lamb of God.
Reason for designation
Building on important site at village centre with magnificent apse mosaic by leading designers of period.
Nearby in the register
- Hen BontTransportunder 1 mi
- Pont-y-CapelTransportunder 1 mi
- Church of St CurigReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Agricultural Building at Royal FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.