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Church in Monmouthshire, Wales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Church of St Andrew, Tredunnock, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 12th or 13th century. A Grade II* listed building, the church remains an active parish church.
Church of St Andrew, Tredunnock | |
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Church of St Andrew | |
![]() "a very attractive and well preserved medieval church" | |
51.6491°N 2.8977°W | |
Location | Tredunnock, Monmouthshire |
Country | Wales |
Denomination | Church in Wales |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | C12th-C13th century |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 18 November 1980 |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Perpendicular |
Administration | |
Diocese | Monmouth |
Archdeaconry | Monmouth |
Deanery | Raglan/Usk |
Parish | Tredunnoc |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | The Reverend K J Hasler |
Two lancet windows in the chancel may be Norman, giving a foundation in the 12th century[1] but the earliest recorded mention of the church is from the mid-13th century.[1] Most of the current structure dates from the 15th or 16th centuries, including the porch. The font and the top of the tower are 17th century.[1]
An extensive restoration of the church took place in the early 20th century. The architect was Arthur Grove and a Portland stone tablet by Eric Gill, dated 1910, records the restoration.[1] The Monmouthshire author and artist Fred Hando recorded that the churchyard held the grave of Eleanor Isabella Gill, only child of Sir John Franklin, the Arctic explorer.[2]
The church is constructed of Old Red Sandstone and the style is Perpendicular.[1] The interior contains a Roman grave-slab, described by the architectural historian John Newman as, "splendidly lettered and well-preserved".[3] It commemorates Julius Julianus, a soldier with the Second Augustan Legion based at Isca Augusta, now Caerleon.[3] The porch contains an early tablet by Eric Gill.[3] In his Journeys in Gwent, published in 1951, Hando recalled that, "For half a millennium the country-folk of Tredunnock have worshipped in their lovely brown church". St Andrew's is a Grade II* listed building, its listing recording it as "a very attractive and well preserved medieval church".[1]
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