Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Church of St Dubricius
Erwood, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Gwenddwr, Builth Wells, Erwood, Powys, designated on 3 August 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 3 August 2001
- Locality
- Gwenddwr
- Town
- Builth Wells
- Community
- Erwood
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.07973, -3.36603
- Cadw reference
- 25668
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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)
- 1899 · 196 Builth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in churchyard on W side of Gwenddwr village.
History
Anglican parish church of medieval origins, possibly C14, heavily rebuilt in 1886. There was a priory of the Cistercian Abbey Dore, Herefordshire, in Gwenddwr. Mrs Dawson records that there was some old timber in the roof, and a memorial of 1580 in the tower, not seen.
Exterior
Church, rubble stone with plain tiled roof overhanging at gables. Plain W tower with pyramid slate roof and nave with chancel under single roof. S porch. Tower has battered base and 2 plain square louvred bell-lights under eaves to N and S, loop and C19 shouldered-arched window below on S side. W side is blank. Nave S has C19 porch with plain tile roof and re-used medieval cusped trusses similar to those at Crickadarn, the front and back trusses with tie-beam and raking struts cusped to form a quatrefoil and 2 trefoils, the middle truss with arch-braced collar and one trefoil. Seats each side, pointed chamfered door, possibly medieval much restored with C19 board door. Two C19 S lancets to nave, narrow blocked pointed chamfered S door to chancel and much-restored 2-light Perp. Style flat-headed window . C19 E window , triple lancets, cusped. N side of chancel has 2 small lancets set high, second one with medieval red stone head with incised spandrels. Nave N has three C19 lancets as those on S.
Interior
Plastered interior with C19 6-sided rafter roof, boarded behind. Segmental pointed window heads. Tiled floor to chancel and sanctuary. Octagonal red stone font, possibly medieval, on C20 base. Pitch pine C19 pulpit on stone base. Late C19 carved wood lectern, C19 stalls and reading desk. Altar rails on 4 iron standards with leaf scrolls. Stained glass window on N side, St Dubricius, 1993, by Celtic Studios.
Reason for designation
Included as a small parish church of medieval origins with simple W tower.
Nearby in the register
- Gwenddwr Deserted VillageDeserted Rural Settlementunder 1 mi
- TregareDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn and stable ranges at TregareAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Capel Beili HeulogReligious, Ritual and Funerary1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.