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
8767
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/09/1960
Date of Amendment
09/03/1995
Name of Property
Church to St Teilo
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Painscastle
Town
Locality
Llandeilo Graban
Easting
309371
Northing
244689
Street Side
Location
At the N side of a banked circular churchyard high above the River Wye.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
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.
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