Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
16194
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/07/1995
Date of Amendment
31/07/1995
Name of Property
Church of St Bride
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Rhayader
Town
Locality
Llansantffraid-Cwmdeuddwr
Easting
296776
Northing
267678
Street Side
Location
To S of B 4515 Elan Valley road. In large churchyard above River Wye, with early C19 tombstones, and iron gates to road.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Rebuilt by F R Kempson, architect, consecrated 26 October 1865; on site of old church.
Exterior
Grey rock-faced stone, bathstone dressings, battered plinth, slate roofs (some replacement slates). Nave, S aisle, porch, W tower with Norman type spire. Alternating head and floral corbels to eaves. Porch has wooden gates, stone benches, trefoil window to each side; to R of doorway, stoup (probably from old church) with 3 primitive heads. S elevation has two 2-light windows, plate tracery. Single lancet to each end of aisle, chancel has one 2-light and one 1-light window. E window of 3-lights plate tracery. Vestry has N door and 2-light window. Nave N wall has three 2-light windows. Tower with Norman type spire has W door, upper stage has 2-light windows then 1-light windows; two buttresses to W side of tower.
Interior
Arch-braced roof with floral corbels. South arcade of 4 bays with round shafts and elaborate foliage capitals, Transitional style but with naturalistic detailing. Good stained glass. Stained glass to aisle gables by Morris and Co, and by Stokes; three S windows by O'Connor, 1871. Wooden benches, wooden octagonal pulpit, eagle lectern. Octagonal stone font. Two late C18/early C19 monuments reset on tower wall. Chancel arch with engaged shafts on corbels. Low wall to chancel with fine wrought iron screen (central arch with 3 arches to each side) low gates; flower finials. Oak choir stalls. Stone reredos with Last Supper (by William Forsyth of Worcester); two arches to each side, polychrome marble shafts and inlay.
Reason for designation
Included as well-preserved church with fine detailing and fixtures.
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