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St Brothen's Church, Llanfrothen
St Brothen's Church, Llanfrothen
	St Brothen's Church, Llanfrothen, from the southwest
	St Brothen's Church, Llanfrothen Location in Gwynedd
	52°57′01″N 4°03′08″W / 52.9503°N 4.0521°W
OS grid reference	SH 622 411
Location	Llanfrothen, Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Denomination	Church in Wales
Website	Friends of Friendless Churches
History
Dedication	Saint Brothen
Architecture
Functional status	Redundant
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	30 November 1966
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic
Groundbreaking	13th century
Specifications
Length	66 feet (20 m)
Width	20 feet (6 m)
Materials	Stone, slate roof

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St Brothen's Church, Llanfrothen, is a redundant church at the edge of the village of Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building^[1] because it is "a fine Medieval church retaining much of exterior and interior interest".^[1] It is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.^[2]

History

According to tradition, the church is built on a site founded in the late 6th century by Saint Brothen, reputedly one of the seven sons of the legendary Helig ap Glanawg. Most of the fabric of the present church dates from the 13th century. It was re-roofed in the 15th century, and the south porch and the bellcote were probably added in the 17th century. The church was restored in 1844, and a further restoration took place later in the same century when new windows were installed in the nave and the floor was tiled.^[1] It was vested with the charity the Friends of Friendless Churches in 2002, who hold a 999-year lease with effect from 1 January 2005.^[3]

The churchyard is the resting place of Richard Humphreys and Margaret Wynn, parents of Humphrey Humphreys who was Bishop of Bangor and then Hereford.^[4]

Architecture

Exterior

St Brothen's Church is built on a site that slopes from the west to the east, and the floor of the church slopes correspondingly. It is constructed in local stone, with a slate roof. The plan of the church consists of a simple rectangle forming the nave and the chancel, and it has a south porch.^[1] It measures 66 feet (20 m) long by 20 feet (6 m) wide.^[5] On the west gable is a double bellcote. The east window is a triple lancet, the central window being larger than the others; the west window is a single lancet. In the north wall is a blocked doorway.^[1]

Interior

Inside the church are old-fashioned box pews, some of which date from the 19th-century restoration, while others were reconstructed at that time from 17th and 18th-century box pews. The floor is tiled with red and black Victorian quarry tiles. The octagonal stone font dates from the 15th century and is in English Gothic Perpendicular style. The oak pulpit is also octagonal, simple in design, and dates from the 17th century. Also in oak is the reading desk, dated 1671. Behind the 15th-century altar is a reredos consisting of a curved beam supported by two medieval newel posts. Between the nave and the chancel is a rood screen, again in oak, with a central opening and four further openings on each side.^[1] Tree-ring dating has shown that the wood used for making it came from trees felled between 1496 and 1506.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cadw, "Church of St Brothen (4804)", National Historic Assets of Wales, retrieved 11 April 2019
^ Llanfrothen St Brothen, Friends of Friendless Churches, retrieved 26 July 2010
^ Saunders, Matthew (2010), Saving Churches, London: Frances Lincoln, pp. 68–69, 122, ISBN 978-0-7112-3154-2
^ "Historic Buildings of Merionethshire". Geni.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
^ Lewis, Samuel (1849), A Topographical Dictionary of Wales: Llanvlewin–Llanwnda, University of London & History of Parliament Trust, pp. 147–157, retrieved 27 July 2010
^ Llanfrothen, St Brothen's Parish Church, Oxford Tree-ring Laboratory, retrieved 27 July 2010

External links

[cadw-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cadw, "Church of St Brothen (4804)", National Historic Assets of Wales, retrieved 11 April 2019

[ffc-2] Llanfrothen St Brothen, Friends of Friendless Churches, retrieved 26 July 2010

[3] Saunders, Matthew (2010), Saving Churches, London: Frances Lincoln, pp. 68–69, 122, ISBN 978-0-7112-3154-2

[4] "Historic Buildings of Merionethshire". Geni.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[5] Lewis, Samuel (1849), A Topographical Dictionary of Wales: Llanvlewin–Llanwnda, University of London & History of Parliament Trust, pp. 147–157, retrieved 27 July 2010

[6] Llanfrothen, St Brothen's Parish Church, Oxford Tree-ring Laboratory, retrieved 27 July 2010

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+{{Infobox church | name = St Brothen's Church, Llanfrothen| fullname = | image = St Brothen 0005.jpg| imagesize = | imagealt = | caption = St Brothen's Church, Llanfrothen, from the southwest| pushpin map = Wales Gwynedd| pushpin map alt = | pushpin mapsize = 250 | map caption = Location in Gwynedd| location = [[Llanfrothen]], [[Gwynedd]] | country = Wales | coordinates = {{coord|52.9503|-4.0521|region:GB_type:landmark|display=title}} | osgraw = SH 622 411 | denomination = [[Church in Wales]]  | churchmanship = | membership = | attendance = | website = [http://friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/llanfrothen/ Friends of Friendless Churches] | former name = | bull date = | founded date = | founder = | dedication = Saint Brothen | dedicated date = | consecrated date = | cult = | relics = | events = | past bishop = | people = | status = | functional status = [[redundant church|Redundant]]| heritage designation = Grade I| designated date = 30 November 1966 | architect = | architectural type = [[Church (building)|Church]] | style = [[English Gothic architecture|Gothic]]| groundbreaking = 13th century | completed date = | construction cost = | closed date = | demolished date = | capacity = | length = {{convert|66|ft|m|0}} | width = {{convert|20|ft|m|0}} | width nave = | height = | diameter = | other dimensions = | floor count = | floor area = | materials = Stone, [[slate]] roof  }}
-'''St Brothen's Church, Llanfrothen''', is a [[redundant church]] at the edge of the village of [[Llanfrothen]], [[Gwynedd]], Wales ({{gbmapping|SH622411}}).  It has been designated by [[Cadw]] as a Grade&nbsp;I [[listed building]],<ref name=cadw>{{Citation | url = http://jura.rcahms.gov.uk/cadw/cadw_eng.php?id=4804 | title = Church of St Brothern, Llanfrothen | accessdate = 26&nbsp;July 2010 | publisher = Historic Wales ([[Cadw]]) }}</ref> and is under the care of the [[Friends of Friendless Churches]].<ref name=ffc>{{Citation | url = http://www.friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/CMSMS/index.php | title = Llanfrothen St Brothen | accessdate = 26&nbsp;July 2010 | publisher = [[Friends of Friendless Churches]] }}</ref>  It is listed at Grade&nbsp;I because it is "a fine [[Middle Ages|Medieval]] church retaining much of exterior and interior interest".<ref name=cadw/>
+'''St Brothen's Church, Llanfrothen''', is a [[redundant church]] at the edge of the village of [[Llanfrothen]], [[Gwynedd]], Wales.  It is designated by [[Cadw]] as a Grade&nbsp;I [[listed building]]<ref name=cadw>{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=4804 |desc=Church of St Brothen |mode=cs2 |access-date=11 April 2019}}</ref> because it is "a fine [[Wales in the Late Middle Ages|Medieval]] church retaining much of exterior and interior interest".<ref name=cadw/> It is under the care of the [[Friends of Friendless Churches]].<ref name=ffc>{{Citation | url = http://www.friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/CMSMS/index.php | title = Llanfrothen St Brothen | access-date = 26 July 2010 | publisher = [[Friends of Friendless Churches]] }}</ref>
 ==History==
-According to tradition, the church is built on a site founded by Saint Brothen in the late 6th&nbsp;century.  Most of the fabric of the present church dates from the 13th&nbsp;century. It was re-roofed in the 15th&nbsp;century and, the south porch and the [[bellcote]] were probably added in the 17th&nbsp;century.   The church was restored in 1844, and a further restoration took place later in the same century when new windows were installed in the [[nave]] and the floor was tiled.<ref name=cadw/>  It was [[vesting|vested]] with the [[Charitable organization|charity]] the Friends of Friendless Churches in 2002, who hold a 999-year [[Leasehold estate|lease]] with effect from 1&nbsp;January 2005.<ref>{{Citation | last =Saunders| first =Matthew | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Saving Churches | publisher =Frances Lincoln | year =2010| location =London | pages = 68–69, 122| url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0-7112-3154-2}}</ref>
+According to tradition, the church is built on a site founded in the late 6th&nbsp;century by Saint Brothen, reputedly one of the seven sons of the legendary [[Helig ap Glanawg]].  Most of the fabric of the present church dates from the 13th&nbsp;century. It was re-roofed in the 15th&nbsp;century, and the south porch and the [[bellcote]] were probably added in the 17th&nbsp;century.   The church was [[Victorian restoration|restored]] in 1844, and a further restoration took place later in the same century when new windows were installed in the [[nave]] and the floor was tiled.<ref name=cadw/> It was [[vesting|vested]] with the [[Charitable organization|charity]] the Friends of Friendless Churches in 2002, who hold a 999-year [[Leasehold estate|lease]] with effect from 1&nbsp;January 2005.<ref>{{Citation | last =Saunders| first =Matthew | title =Saving Churches | publisher =Frances Lincoln | year =2010| location =London | pages = 68–69, 122| isbn = 978-0-7112-3154-2}}</ref>
+The churchyard is the resting place of Richard Humphreys and Margaret Wynn, parents of [[Humphrey Humphreys]] who was [[Bishop of Bangor]] and then [[Bishop of Hereford|Hereford]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/projects/Historic-Buildings-of-Merionethshire/25169 |title=Historic Buildings of Merionethshire |publisher=Geni.com |access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref>
 ==Architecture==
+===Exterior===
-St Brothern's Church is built on a site that slopes from the west to the east, and the floor of the church slopes correspondingly.  It is constructed in local stone, with a [[slate]] roof.  The plan of the church consists of a simple rectangle forming the nave and the [[chancel]], and it has a south porch.<ref name=cadw/> It measures {{convert|66|ft|m|0}} long by {{convert|20|ft|m|0}} wide.<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47862 |title= A Topographical Dictionary of Wales: Llanvlewin–Llanwnda |accessdate= 27&nbsp;July 2010|last= Lewis | first= Samuel   |work=  |volume = |year= 1849  |publisher= University of London & History of Parliament Trust |pages= 147–157 }}</ref>  On the west [[gable]] is a double bellcote. The east window is a triple [[lancet window|lancet]], the central window being larger than the others; the west window is a single lancet.  In the north wall is a blocked doorway.<ref name=cadw/>
+St Brothen's Church is built on a site that slopes from the west to the east, and the floor of the church slopes correspondingly.  It is constructed in local stone, with a [[slate]] roof.  The plan of the church consists of a simple rectangle forming the nave and the [[chancel]], and it has a south porch.<ref name=cadw/> It measures {{convert|66|ft|m|0}} long by {{convert|20|ft|m|0}} wide.<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47862 |title= A Topographical Dictionary of Wales: Llanvlewin–Llanwnda |access-date= 27 July 2010|last= Lewis | first= Samuel   |year= 1849  |publisher= University of London & History of Parliament Trust |pages= 147–157 }}</ref> On the west [[gable]] is a double [[bellcote]]. The east window is a triple [[lancet window|lancet]], the central window being larger than the others; the west window is a single lancet.  In the north wall is a blocked doorway.<ref name=cadw/>
+===Interior===
-Inside the church are old-fashioned [[box pew]]s, some of which date from the 19th-century restoration, while others were reconstructed at that time from 17th and 18th-century box pews.  The floor is tiled with red and black [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[quarry tile]]s.  The [[octagon]]al stone [[baptismal font|font]] dates from the 15th century and is in English Gothic [[English Gothic architecture#Perpendicular Gothic|Perpendicular]] style.  The oak [[pulpit]] is also octagonal, simple in design, and dates from the 17th century.  Also in oak is the reading desk, dated 1671.  Behind the 15th-century altar is a [[reredos]] consisting of a curved beam supported by two medieval [[newel]] posts.  Between the nave and the chancel is a [[rood screen]], again in oak, with a central opening and four further openings on each side.<ref name=cadw/>  [[Dendrochronology|Tree-ring dating]] has shown that the wood used for making it came from trees felled between 1496 and 1506.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.dendrochronology.net/merioneth.asp | title = Llanfrothen, St Brothen's Parish Church | accessdate = 27&nbsp;July 2010| publisher = Oxford Tree-ring Laboratory }}</ref>
+Inside the church are old-fashioned [[box pew]]s, some of which date from the 19th-century restoration, while others were reconstructed at that time from 17th and 18th-century box pews.  The floor is tiled with red and black [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[quarry tile]]s.  The octagonal stone [[baptismal font|font]] dates from the 15th&nbsp;century and is in English Gothic [[Perpendicular Gothic|Perpendicular]] style.  The oak [[pulpit]] is also octagonal, simple in design, and dates from the 17th century.  Also in oak is the reading desk, dated 1671.  Behind the 15th-century altar is a [[reredos]] consisting of a curved beam supported by two medieval [[newel]] posts.  Between the nave and the chancel is a [[rood screen]], again in oak, with a central opening and four further openings on each side.<ref name=cadw/> [[Dendrochronology|Tree-ring dating]] has shown that the wood used for making it came from trees felled between 1496 and 1506.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.dendrochronology.net/merioneth.asp | title = Llanfrothen, St Brothen's Parish Church | access-date = 27 July 2010| publisher = Oxford Tree-ring Laboratory }}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.churchplansonline.org/show_full_image.asp?resource_id=02682.tif Plan of the church drawn in the 1840s]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmuOtKIAyHQ&ab_channel=TerryMiles Church quest by Terry Miles, April 2023]
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 [[Category:Churches preserved by the Friends of Friendless Churches]]
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