St Teilo's Church, Llanarth

Church in Monmouthshire, Wales

51°47′38″N 2°54′24″W / 51.7938°N 2.9067°W / 51.7938; -2.9067LocationLlanarth, MonmouthshireCountryWalesDenominationChurch in WalesHistoryStatusparish churchFoundedC15th centuryArchitectureFunctional statusRedundantHeritage designationGrade II*Designated9 January 1956Architectural typeChurchAdministrationDioceseMonmouthArchdeaconryMonmouthDeaneryRaglan/UskParishLlanarth

The Church of St Teilo, Llanarth, Monmouthshire, Wales is a former parish church with its origins in the 15th century. Renovations took place in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It is a Grade II* listed building and is now a redundant church, having closed in 2013.

History

The church is dedicated to Saint Teilo, a 6th-century Bishop of Llandaff. It is predominantly of the 15th century.^[1] John Prichard undertook renovations in 1847.^[1] Further work was undertaken by Richard Creed in 1884–5, including the reconstruction of the top of the tower.^[2] St Teilo's is no longer an active church, the high cost of repairs leading to its closure in 2013.^[3] In 2023 the Village Alive Trust received a £10,000 grant for a feasibility study on the conversion of the church into a community centre.^[4]

Architecture and description

The church is built of sandstone rubble, in a Decorated style.^[5] The interior contains a number of funerary monuments, including an obelisk in white marble, erected in memory of Elizabeth Jones.^[1] The monument was raised by her husband, William Jones of Clytha Park, who also built the folly Clytha Castle in her memory.^[5]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Cadw. "Church of Saint Teilo, Llanarth (Grade II*) (1969)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ "St Teilo, Llanarth". Church Heritage Cymru. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
^ "Village church to shut its doors". Abergavenny Chronicle. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ "10k grant success for church project". Monmouthshire Beacon. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b Newman 2000, pp. 263–4.