St David can be found on the Brecon road from Builth Wells and is in the Built Wells Group of Churches though I can only find a small bit of history on the church. It dates back to around 1183 and retains medieval lancet windows on both sides of the chancel and a priest's door on the south side. It was rebuilt in 1847 and repaired again in 2000
The entrance gate with an wrought iron arch
Path leading to the church
West end and the bell tower
Around the South side
Looking at the South side
Heading to the chancel end and priest door on side
Above the East end left around to the North side
North side of the church
Above Easterly view and left West end of the church and porch
Above nave of the church looking to the chancel with the chancel arch in the left picture
Looking through the chance arch
Above & right the altar with rails and chancel window
Above looking back through the chance arch. Left one of the memorials in the chancel
Another memorial in the chancel to the Powell family
A pile of King James Bibles
Left the eagle lectern and right the pulpit
The nave from by the pulpit
and a view of the nave from the pulpit
Above an old Church organ which had been replaced by a newer one by the lectern. On the South wall of the nave you can see these framed photos and objects
Right part of an old door lock from the look and left some scenes of the area in the four seasons
This looked an interesting map of the roads through Wales
The church font which from the look is quite old and not the usual Victorian one you see in most churches
Out into the churchyard here on the North side buthe path
This is one huge family vault
Mixture of old and new headstones here by the tower
Going around to the South side you can see the graves are more modern with one family lot
This must have been an impressive family vault at one time but the railings have all broken and now lay on the tomb
Above a Pillar & urn. Left some family vaults
Three tombs or vaults of the same family
I could not work out if the crosses on these graves had been laid over or were meant to be lik eit
Above some of the older headstones now eroding. Right modern headstone among the older ones
along the wall headstones laid up
couple of tombs one has the remains of a fence on the top
More old headstones leaning against the wall
One the right looked a little different while on the left a memorial on the North wall of the church
Above memorials on the East end of the church
Above the urn on a family vault with the memorials on the East end behind. Right a fenced vault now has a bush growing inside
I'll leave you with a shot of the Eagle Lectern in the church
Till Next time have a good weekend
5 comments:
Hello Bill!
I am happy to see your wonderful relationships and beautiful pictures again.
In your post I admire a very interesting architecture.
I love such architecture and stere cemeteries.
Blessed Sunday:)
Lucja
...Bill, this lovely church and graveyard are set in a wonderful landscape. You are fortunate to be able of see the interior. Thanks so much.
That is a very interesting church. Quite a bit of years reflected in all those headstones. I'm visiting Scotland in Sept and hope to stop at lots of old churches.
St David's has been around for an unbelievably long time in one form or another Bill,and you get the feeling it will always be there! The bell tower and windows are fabulous, I like the sturdiness of it, the little touches like cushions on the pews give the impression that it's well used and the many old gravestones would have been fascinating to read. Beautifully shown as always .
The eagle seems an odd adornment in such a simple ancient church.
Love the arch!
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