St Andrew's Church, Bayvil
St Andrew's Church, Bayvil, from the south
St Andrew's Church, Bayvil is located in Pembrokeshire
St Andrew's Church, Bayvil
St Andrew's Church, Bayvil
Location in Pembrokeshire
52°01′53″N 4°46′08″W / 52.0314°N 4.7688°W / 52.0314; -4.7688
OS grid referenceNZ 274 513
LocationBayvil, Pembrokeshire
CountryWales
DenominationChurch in Wales
WebsiteFriends of Friendless Churches
History
DedicationSaint Andrew
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated16 January 1952
Architectural typeChurch
Specifications
MaterialsStone, slate roof, blue lias bellcote

St Andrew's Church, Bayvil, is a redundant church standing in an isolated position in the hamlet of Bayvil, some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the northeast of Nevern, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It has been designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.[2] It is listed Grade II* because it is "a scarce rural example of an unaltered Anglican church of its date".[1]

History

St Andrew's is thought to be an early 19th-century rebuild of a medieval church.[2] It was designed by a local architect, David Evans of Eglwyswrw, the first Welsh-based architect to have been trained in Wales, rather than in England.[3] Since it was declared redundant, the church has been maintained by the charity, the Friends of Friendless Churches, who hold a 999-year lease with effect from 7 October 1983.[4] Since acquiring the church, the charity has reinstated the Gothic-style sash windows, and renewed the rendering on the western face to deal with the effects of damp.[3]

Architecture

The church is constructed in stone rubble with a slate roof and a bellcote in blue lias stone. It is rectangular in plan and consists of a single chamber. The windows are twelve-pane sashes with Gothic tracery in the top panes; there are two such windows on the south side, and one on each of the east and north sides. At the west end is a flat-arched doorway.[1]

Internally it is "remarkable" as it is a "little altered" early 19th-century church interior. Its contents include plastered walls, slate floors, box pews, a three-decker pulpit, and simple communion rails and altar. At the east end is a mid 19th-century armorial plaque in Bath stone under a memorial.[1] The tall pulpit is panelled and painted, with a sounding board almost touching the ceiling. The church also contains a simple 12th-century square font.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cadw, "Church of St Andrew (Grade II*) (12756)", National Historic Assets of Wales, retrieved 2 April 2019
  2. 1 2 3 Bayvil St Andrew, Friends of Friendless Churches, retrieved 30 July 2010
  3. 1 2 Saunders, Matthew (2010), Saving Churches, London: Frances Lincoln, pp. 23–24, ISBN 978-0-7112-3154-2
  4. ↑ Churches and chapels owned by the Friends of Friendless Churches: Details for Visitors, London: Friends of Friendless Churches, June 2010
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