Builth Churches

 

I think it is time I wrote about this Web Site called Builth Churches  which was made buy a guy called Phil Jones. I came across Phil after posting photos of Builth Wells on the Geograph website, he messaged me giving me more detail on where I had taken the photo. After that I was emailing the guy quite often. In 2011 I had a email from a lady telling me he had passed away and where the funeral would be. Sad thing is I could not go. A year or so later I started the Church Explorer and after posting photos of some Welsh Churches was looking for information on them and came across Phil's website. I noticed that I had been to a lot of the churches he featured so decided to see if I could visit them all in Memory of Phil. I am only sad I never got to meet the guy and the nearest I did was when I spotted his car parked up near an old Railway where he took his dog for a walk. My wife was in the car and we were off to the shop for food so I did not have time. I have copied the list of Phil's churches and have a round ten left to visit. The following photos are some of the ones I have visited on my quest in Phil's Memory. I might add a few years ago one of the churches near Built I visited was just closing up and I asked if I could get a few photos for my blog. The lady asked what was the name of the site and then said that she had a fried who had a website and visited churches. Soon as she said that I said Phil's name and see looked at me and said your Bill Nicholls, seems Phil had told her about me. I still use his site and when I visit a church remember him.

This is St Michael Llanfihangel-Nant-Melan it is not the first on Phil's list but the first one I visited back in 2009 and then again 2015 to update the blog

The first church on Phil's list is not one I have visited yet as it is a distance from where I stay but the second is quit near at Aberedw and right beside the Pub. St Cewydd is quite an old church with quite a history to it

The next church St Mauritius Alltmawr is third on the list and interesting in that it is the third smallest in Wales at 35 foot long. It was not open at the time of my visit and I may well see if I can revisit at some time 

This church St Cewydds at Disserth I noticed when I went off the man road to check out a caravan site nearby. After retuning to the caravan I picked up my camera and went back for some photos. Going through the doorway was like walking back in time 

I hate to think how many times I had driven past St Bridgets Llansantffraed. till I noticed it out of the window. It was just over the valley from our caravan site but a very nice church to visit

 There are a couple of odd ones out as car as Churches near Builth are concerned as they are in England rather than Wales. St Mary Pembridge is about half an hour away it is quite odd in that it does not have a bell tower which is separate from the church out of sight here on the left behind the tree.

 

One church Phill did not get around to visiting even though it is listed is  St Mary Bryngwyn which I thought odd as be had visited other not far away

St Mary Newchurch being another which is nearby.

I will finish with St David Maesmynis one church that brought me a little nearer to Phil because as I walked up the path I met the churchwarden who it turned out knew who I was through Phil, I had never met him but conversed with via email on many occasions. Seems they were good friends and had visited all the churches in the area like I am doing placing them on a website. Unfortunately I had an email one day telling me that Phil had died. I dedicated the Blog to Phil who I always remember now when I visit a church in Wales. If you have time church out Phil's link

Till Next time Take Care everyone