St Gwrthwl's Llanwrthwl

 

The first of a couple of churches from Wales and the first time I have managed to visit any of them since this  crisis began. The church is one of that I have been wanting to visit in my quest to follow the churches Phil Jones visited for his website Builth Churches  it was also a chance  to take photos of the old station that was nearby that I was asked to take.

"St. Gwrthwl's Parish Church churchyard has a prehistoric standing stone about 1.75 metres (5 ft 9 in) high near the south porch. Its upper part appears to have been broken, though it may be the shaft of a cross, or of Druidical origin. On Rhôs Saith-maen, or the "Seven Stone Common", in Llanwrthwl parish, are some very irregularly placed stones, though it has not been determined if they are of military, sepulchral, or Druidical remains"

 Standing on the road outside you look over the wall to see the church 

You need to go to the left and follow the wall to come to the gate where you will also find  stone steps taking you over the wall

Take a walk across the churchyard to see the east end

 

Going along the path shows you the south side of the church

Walking west through the churchyard to see from the west end

back to the North east side to see this view

This part I presume is the vestry

The porch with the pagan stone nearby

It looks odd in the churchyard but the church was built beside it

A family vault dominates this part of the churchyard south of the church

Closer view from the south west showing the porch

In the porch you with find the village roll of honour, it show those who served their country the ones who died are marked with a small cross

More recent headstones

Around the North side and some of the older headstones. The church bell stands in a frame with roof near the church

Looking west on the north side of the church

The east end part of the churchyard

Memorials hang on the east end wall of the church

Looking west from the east end of the churchyard

Family plots over on the south side near the boundary fence

Older headstone with inscription still in readable condition

Graves with tombstones between the head and foot stones

Looking back east along the south side of the church

The church from the south west side of the churchyard

Photo looking from the south east end near the entrance

The pagan stone with church behind

Last look from footpath over the boundary wall.

 Till next time stay safe and have a wonderful weekend