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Isle of Anglesey
Anglesey on Wikipedia.
A good
churches website for Anglesey.
Aberffraw, St. Beuno (CiW). Largely a Victorian re-build, it still retains
some features from the 12th, 14th, and 16th centuries. Another view. SH 353 688.
Link1. Link2.
Link3. Link4.
Seion Methodist Church (1887). SH 354 690. All © Dave Westrap.
Amlwch,
dedicated to St. Eleth. The Catholic church Our
Lady of the Sea. Both © Bill McKenzie.
Methodist Church on Wesley Street,
dating from 1832. It was built to serve English miners and their families, who
had come to Amlwch to work in the massive copper mine on Parys Mountain. © Keith
Alexander.
Beaumaris,
St. Mary & St. Nicholas. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A modern view, and an
interior view, both © Stuart Mackrell.
Link. Our Lady Queen of Martyrs (R.C.). © Tony Preston.
Bryn Du, the
former Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, as seen by Streetview in 2021. It's dated
1901, and
Coflein says there were predecessors of 1795 (demolished 1859), 1814 and
1859, on this site and another "just 20 feet away". It had closed no later than
2020, when it was being offered
for sale (there are interior photos). The other site is shown on a map of
1888 (although it's more than 20 feet away"), across the road and a little
further S.E. at SH 3447 7274. Its
site was seen by
Streetview in 2021. The 1901 building is
grade II listed.
Brynsiencyn, Horeb Presbyterian
Church. SH 481 671. © Dave Westrap.
Dulas, St. Gwenllwyfo. It
was built in 1854-6, replacing a medieval church nearby. SH 4771
8933. © Penny Salisbury.
Link.
Grade II* listed. Some remains of its predecessor survive -
there's a Wikipedia article
here, with a photo.
Holyhead.
Llanallgo, Paradws Llanallgo (Presbyterian). SH 504 853. © Dave Westrap.
Link.
Llanbeulan, St. Peulan, stands alone surrounded by fields,
and has been in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches since 2004.
Interior
view. The unusual font is possibly pre-Norman. SH 373 754. All © Tim Hollinghurst.
Another view, three additional
interiors - 1,
2,
3, and the
font, all © Iain Taylor.
Link.
Llanddwyn Island, the ruins of
St. Dwynwen. Its Coflein entry
dates it to the 16th century. The
Wikipedia entry for
the island says that the remains of earlier buildings have been found in
archaeological investigations. SH 3869 6276. © Janet Gimber (2023). A map of
1901 shows, a short way south of the church, Llanddwyn
Abbey (Benedictine) (Remains of), at SH 3865 6271. It's mentioned
here, where there is a Lidar scan showing the monastic earthworks, but it
seems to have escaped more general notice.
Llanedwen,
St. Edwen (CiW). SH 517 682. © Dave Westrap.
Link.
Llaneilian, St. Eilian (CiW).
Another view, and two interior
views - 1,
2, all © Dave Westrap (2010).
SH 469 929. Links (a selection - there are many more.
Link1.
Link2.
Link3.
Link4.
Llanfaelog, St. Maelog. Interior view.
SH 3369 7299. Both © Tim Hollinghurst.
Link.
Coflein says that the 12th
century font is from St. Mary,
Talyllyn.
Grade II listed - dates it to 1848, replacing an earlier church on a
different site within the churchyard - I haven't found any source which says
exactly where the old church stood. About ¼ of a mile N.W. of the church is
Rehoboth
Independent/Congregational Chapel (2009 Streetview). It's dated
1827. Its
Coflein entry (which includes photos) says it was still in active
use in 1999, but in 2024 it doesn't seem to have a web presence so may
have closed.
SH 3345 7327.
Llanfairynghornwy, St. Mary. SH 326 908. © Rick Williams.
Llanfihangel Ysceifiog, the ruins
of St. Michael. Another view,
and two "interiors" - 1,
2. All © Iain Taylor.
Link.
Llangadwaladr, St. Cadwaladr. Interior view.
SH 3837 6927. Both © Tim Hollinghurst. Two additional views -
1,
2, the
churchyard gate,
chancel window, and the
altar, all © Martin Richter
(2011).
Link1.
Link2.
Link3.
Link4.
Grade I listed.
Llangeinwen,
St. Ceinwen. © Bill McKenzie.
Llangoed, St. Cawrdaf. SH 612
806. Ty Rhys Calvinistic Methodist Chapel. The inscription has
dates 1794, 1822, 1878 and 1908. SH 613 806. My thanks to Janet Gimber for the identification. Both © Tony Preston (2009).
Llangwyfan, St. Cwyfan (CiW) is set on the tiny island of Cribinau just off the shore. Also known as "The Church in
the Sea". Another view, and another. Services are held only a few
times a year. SH 335 682. All © Dave Westrap. Link1.
Link2. Link3.
Link4.
Llanidan, St. Idan (CiW). SH 489
674. © Dave Westrap.
Link.
Llantrisant, St. Afran, St. Ieuan
and St. Sannan. Further views show a
doorway, the
interior, the
font, and the
box pews. SH 3495 8406. All ©
Iain Taylor.
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Lligwy, the ruins of a church (no
dedication), also known as Hen Capel (or Gapel) Lligwy.
Another view, two "interiors" -
1,
2, and the
crypt. SH 4991 8632. All © Iain Taylor.
Link.
Coflein has many photos, and says it was a chapel of ease to St. Michael
at Penrhos-Lligwy (for which, see below).
Grade II listed.
Menai Bridge, St.
Tyssilio & St. Mary. SH 5514 7169. © Martin Briscoe. An
old postcard view, from Steve Bulman's Collection.
Another view, © Martin Richter
(2012). Link.
Grade II* listed, wherein it's dated "probably" to the early 15th
century. According to a sign at the church it was founded in the year
630. A war memorial is listed as
grade II. St. Mary on
Mona Road. Its
grade II listing dates it to 1858. SH 5553 7178. From a photo in Jill Couthard's
Collection.
Link. Capel Mawr (Welsh Calvinistic Methodist, 1838, re-built 1856), on Chapel Street and New Street.
According to the
RCAHMW entry, is was formerly known as Beersheba Methodist Chapel. The nearby Sunday School on
Bryn Afon Street can easily be mistaken for a chapel. The images on the RCAHMW entry also show another Sunday School. SH 557 718. Both © Martin Richter
(2011). Grade II* listed.
Newborough, St. Peter (Church in Wales). SH 419 654. © Dave Westrap.
Link.
Penmon, the
Priory. From an old illustration (1930's) in Colin Waters' Collection.
A modern view, © Penny Salisbury. This old postcard (from Steve Bulman's Collection) shows an ancient cross. Previously in the Unknown section, it was
identified by Janet Gimber. SH 6302 8073. Link.
Penrhos-Lligwy,
St. Michael, as seen (distantly) by Streetview in 2021. SH 4805 8592.
Link.
Coflein has several photos.
Grade II* listed.
Pentraeth,
St. Mary. SH 5237 7844. © Bill McKenzie.
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II listed. For related listed features, see
here. A large scale map of 1919 shows two chapels.
Capel Ebenezer Independent
Chapel (2021 Streetview) at SH 5230 7840.
Coflein. dates it to 1903, with three predecessors. The Calvinistic
Methodist Capel Nazareth on Chapel Street at SH
5222 7873.
Coflein dates it to a re-build in 1860 of a chapel of 1829, closing in 1998,
whereafter it "fell into disuse". I think it's this
building seen in a
Streetview from 2021. Coflein also has an
entry for an earlier predecessor on a different site,
at SH 5216 7841, dating it to 1855, again with predecessors, and it says it was
converted to residential use in 1998. It was seen by
Streetview in 2021.
Another chapel a little way north of Nazareth appears on a map of 1919, which
was revised no later than 1915. Labelled as Capel Moriah
(Baptist), its brief
Coflein entry dates it to 1902.
2024 Streetview. SH 5222
7898.
Rhosneigr, Christ Church. SH 3221 7372. © Bill
McKenzie. Pre-dating a map revised in 1923, it had evidently closed
before 2024 when this
page was advertising it as a holiday let. The same map also shows
four chapels, Capel Peniel (Baptist) at SH
3194 7301, Capel Paran (Calvinistic
Methodist) at SH 3177 7296, Capel Bethania
(Congregational) at SH 3187 7318, and Capel Horeb
(Wesleyan) at SH 3188 7309. Horeb, dated 1904, is now
Rhosneigr
Evangelical Church (2021 Streetview).
Link.
Capel Peniel which
Coflein call Penuel and dates it to 1898, says that it was in
commercial use by 1999. It's possibly the core of the building seen in a
Streetview from
2009, but by the time of the
2021 Streetview
it appears to have been demolished and replaced by a house.
Capel Paran
(2016 Streetview) on High Street has a date-stone for 1887, and is on
the site of an earlier chapel of 1827.
Link.
Capel Bethania is/was at SH 3187 7318. Its
very brief
Coflein entry dates it to 1918. It may survive as the building seen
in a Streetview
from 2021. Not far from Peniel is
St. Therese (R.C.,
2021 Streetview). SH 3193 7305.
Link.
Tal-y-Llyn, St. Mary. SH 3666 7287. © Tim Hollinghurst.
Two additional views - 1,
2, the
interior, and the
font, all © Iain Taylor. In the
care of the Friends of Friendless Churches since 1999 -
link.
Grade I listed, says it was made redundant in 1992.
Trefdraeth, St. Beuno. Interior view.
SH 4085 7039. Both © Tim Hollinghurst.
Link1.
Link2. Coflein.
Grade II* listed. There are three chapels or chapel sites nearby -
Capel Mawr (Independent) at Capel-mawr (SH
4154 7173) - demolished,
site on
Streetview in 2024, Capel Bethel
(Calvinistic Methodist) at Bethel (SH 3969 7035) -
2024 Streetview,
and Capel Elim (Wesleyan Methodist) to the
south of the village (SH 3983 6947) -
2024 Streetview.
The various Coflein entries are as follows -
Bethel (re-built 1905 on the site of predecessors of 1866 and 1805).
Elim (re-built 1890, originally of 1835, closed 1985 and
subsequently converted).
Mawr (1773, re-built 1834 and 1871, demolished "by 1999").
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