With my little project of visiting Churches in the Builth Wells area It now leaves me to visit other churches I have been considering. One little group are along what I found in a few churches I visited is the Clerics Trail. These are the churches that the diarist Rev Francis Kilvert visited. Exerts from the diary were compiled into a book and give an inside into what it was like living in the mid Victorian era. I have read the diary so was interested in looking at the churches he visited The first is St Michael & All Angels Clyro where he was first sent
"The parish church is dedicated to Saint Michael and All Angels and was first recorded in the Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1535. It was, however, almost entirely rebuilt in the 19th century, though the base of the tower is early 15th century."
The war memorial greets you while passing through the gate
The church tower with door in the base for the bell ringers
The north aisle and church
North east view
Going around to the south east. The yew trees near the church stop most of the view
Churchyard as you come in the gate
West view of the churchyard, the view very similar to when Kilvert preached here
Collage of the churchyard
Chest tomb coming to pieces
The churchyard south east of the church. The scene reminiscent of the 1800's apart from the building you see which even by today's standards is ugly
North side of the churchyard with mixture of old and more modern headstones
More modern headstones
This Lychgate near what is the old school is and the east end of the churchyard and opposite the house where Kilvert lived
Gated porch is the way in
Inside you will find the Roll of Honor listing those who served in WWI
From the doorway your first view of the interior
Looking down the nave to the chancel arch
The chancel arch
Chancel arch which has if I read it right
"Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise"
The chancel with choir stalls and organ
Similar view again with my phone
Altar rails and altar
I found the lights so after turning them on took another shot of the chancel
The altar with carved reredo's
I thought the stained glass window looked quite magnificent
Closer view of the altar and reredo's
Looking back though the chancel arch
The organ and choir stalls
The Clyro mothers union banner over beside a clerks desk
Collage of items in the church
The stained glass in the chancel is quite beautiful
Window over the stoup
Which shows St Michael
The pulpit which may well be the one Kilvert preached from
From it the view of the nave and north aisle
The north aisle
The altar
This looks like it is the lady chapel with a prayer desk in front of the altar
The stained glass here is no less beautiful
Powell memorial
Memorial to Ralph Hopton Baskerville,
Three brass memorials
I have not got clue on these but the right had one looks old
More modern memorial
Memorial to Spyridion Mavrojani and his wife Dorothy
Couple memorials at the back of the church
They stand out a little more
This one with grieving wife
A funerary hatchment which might belong to the Baskervilles
Door leading to the bell loft in the tower
Over to the right you will find this area put on by the Kilvert Society
Which brings me to this nearby a plaque to his memory and pictures I could say a shrine to him
His last church was at Bredwardine which is not that far away and a place on my list to visit
A photo of Kilvert and pictures, the one of the church I may well stop off again and get a photo of what it looks like now
Below the plaque is this seating area
The part behind the screen is a vestry
Box pews Kilvert would know
The font with some nice decoration on the top
In my photo the screen is not there which I feel is a shame.
Till Next time may I wish you all a peaceful week
Remember in your thoughts Bovey Belle who lost Keith this week RIP
