St David's Glascwm

St David's Glascwm

 St Davids is a small church which I has spotted on the Ordnance Survey Map, it is in the village of Glascwm which is along some very narrow country roads. The sort of roads which in this country have passing places and if you meet another car one of you has to reverse. God forbid you meet a tractor or truck. The day I came across the church my wife & I had gone for a drive round these roads to look at what the area was like. The church was set just down a hillside so I stopped off to have a quick look then drove on to finish our tour. I came back later to take some photos. I might add St Davids Church is one of three Parish Churches (there is a forth at Colva) with that name in the area and over the next three weeks I will show them to you. It dates back to the 11th century

 The first photos shows the one of the ways into the church which if you follow the path brings you to the church as you see it below

Must admit the first place I went was inside as having previously looked inside I wanted to see more

 You can see why looking at the following photo's

 I like the way the Chancel arch has exposed stonework

Going through to the chancel the sun as you can see shines through the side windows

Illuminating the altar

which as you can see is bright when it does

The chancel window is one of beauty and when the sun shines through first thing in the morning bust cast some beautiful colors around

The window is dedicated to St David and was given by James E D Lliclson in 1924.

The top of the chancel window

 Turn round and you see the choir pews and chancel arch

where if you stand under you get a great view of the nave

On one side in the chancel you can see this byre

look at some of the wonderful carving on the choir pew finals

and see the flowers on seats, I love the way they are arranged in a jug

 Cheeky shot looking down the nave from the pulpit.

Going to the back of the church you can see the church font near the entrance door, on the opposite side is the old church bell with it's yoke

 The roll of honor in Glascwm church

the wording in the top is becoming faded but lists two men who died

 
 behind the list in the  frame are these names who I wondered is they came back safe as the names in the fram from WWII did.

I was also drawn to this cross with the names Oberleutnant Günther Brixius & Feldwebel A Liedig, German Air Force 25.4.42. They were killed when their Junkers JU88 was shot down and crashed into Gwaunceste Hill which is just behind the church. They were temporarily interned in the churchyard before being moved to the Deutsche Soldatenfriedhof at Cannock Chase

 Near the Chancel arch is the pulpit with a couple of memorials beside it
















The harvest Festival was all set out round the church

With flowers , fruit & vegetables on show

I found out that the church had a rood loft at one time and these two windows in the nave by the chancel would have lit the stares leading to it







 

There were some beautiful kneelers depicting  birds like this lapwing

and these ducklings

 Going back outside to look round the church which is build from stone

with a slate & wood bell tower

The north side of St David

Most of the east side of the churchyard is old

with moss covering the memorials















or lichen

the south side near the road

headstones & tomb chests

Fenced off family crypts

old cast markers from round a tomb

even one broken in tow

William & Thomas Meridith who dies with in months of each other  during 1890

An overgrown part of the churchyard

I hope you have enjoyed your visit here. If you are in the area and visit the church I would urge you to buy a copy of the parish guide, it is very interesting and gives a better background than I can provide. Next week will be from St Davids Cregrina a few miles away. Have a peaceful Day