Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Church to St Teilo
Painscastle, Powys, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Llandeilo Graban, Painscastle, Powys, designated on 18 September 1960.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 18 September 1960
- Locality
- Llandeilo Graban
- Community
- Painscastle
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.09310, -3.32430
- Cadw reference
- 8767
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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)
- 1898 · 197 Hay (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the N side of a banked circular churchyard high above the River Wye.
History
Early foundation, possibly C6; present nave probably C14, chancel C15. Some work by E V Collier 1897 particularly to tower which is largely rebuilt with square-headed openings in contrasted red sandstone.
Exterior
Nave, chancel under lower roof line, large south porch, large west tower with pyramid roof. Rubble stone, stone tile roof. Two-light cusped windows throughout with large east window in local Perp style. Several wall tablets on east wall. Priest's door and south door have chamfered pointed arches. Porch has stone benches, stoup and C15 roof timbers, including one arch-braced truss and one with cusped decoration.
Interior
Nave roof has barrel profile, probably C15, with wide chamfered ribs and carved bosses. C19 boarded infill and replacement bosses. Plastered pointed chancel arch; chancel has brattished wall plates, C17 communion rails and piscina. C14 octagonal font, re-used C17/C18 dado panelling, C19 furnishings including vestry screen along west end. Tile and wood floor. In vestry primitive wood chest on legs. Three bells.
Reason for designation
Included at Grade II* because of the largely medieval fabric in a fine rural location.
Nearby in the register
- Telephone Call-box sited against the N side of churchyard wallCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- The SkreenDomesticunder 1 mi
- L-plan group of farmyard ranges at Ynys Wye FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Ynys Wye FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.