Church of St Michael and All Angels, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire

St Michael's Church, Castlemartin
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Castlemartin
St Michael's Church, Castlemartin is located in Pembrokeshire
St Michael's Church, Castlemartin
St Michael's Church, Castlemartin
Location in Pembrokeshire
51°38′59″N 5°01′18″W / 51.6498°N 5.0216°W / 51.6498; -5.0216
LocationCastlemartin, Pembrokeshire
CountryWales
DenominationChurch in Wales
History
StatusRedundant
Founded13th century
DedicationSaint Michael and All Angels
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated14 May 1970
Architectural typeChurch
Specifications
MaterialsStone, slate roof

The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales is a redundant church dating from the 13th century. A Grade I listed building, the church is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.

History and description

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St Michael and All Angels stands outside the village of Castlemartin, adjacent to two holy wells which may indicate the site held religious significance in pre-historic times.[1] A cross, dating from the 7th–9th centuries, was discovered embedded in the church wall in 1922, but has subsequently been lost.[2] The main body of the current building dates from the 13th century, although the centrally-placed tower is later, of the 14th or 15th centuries.[3] The church was restored, firstly in the early 19th century,[4] and again in 1858. The architect of the latter restoration was David Brandon, and the patron the 2nd Earl Cawdor.[3] The church has some notable Victorian stained glass from the studios of Hardman & Co. and Heaton, Butler and Bayne.[5] A Hardman window of the Crucifixion, to a design by Augustus Pugin, has been described as the best example of Pugin's work of any church in Wales.[1] The church contains a First World War memorial commemorating three men from Castlemartin who were killed in the conflict.[6] The church was declared redundant in the early 21st century and is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.[1]

St Michael's is a Grade I listed building.[4] The adjacent vicarage, now derelict, and a mounting block in the churchyard have their own listings, the vicarage at Grade II*[7] and the mounting block at Grade II.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Castlemartin". Friends of Friendless Churches. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ "St Michael's Church, Castlemartin (308940)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Lloyd, Orbach & Scourfield 2004, pp. 162–163.
  4. ^ a b Cadw. "St Michael and All Angels, Castlemartin (Grade I) (5948)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Works at Church of St Michael and All Angels, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire". University of Wales – Stained Glass in Wales Project. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. ^ "St Michaels And All Angels – WW1". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. ^ Cadw. "The Old Vicarage (remains) (Grade II*) (5949)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  8. ^ Cadw. "Mounting Platform (Grade II) (5951)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

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