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Placename Index, Ll-Ly
Llan Ffestiniog,
Gwynedd.
Llanafan
Fawr, Powys, St. Afan. The burial
place of St. Afan, and an
ancient site, said to date from A.D. 409. SN 969 558. © Bryan Price.
Another view, some ancient re-used
carved stones, and the huge
yew in the churchyard, estimated
at 1300 years old, all © Paul Wood (2017).
Link.
Llanafan Fechan, Powys -
see Llanfechan, Powys, below.
Llanallgo, IoA, Paradws Llanallgo (Presbyterian). SH 504 853. © Dave Westrap.
Link.
Llananno, Powys, St. Anno. Another two views - 1,
2, and an interior view, showing the spectacular rood screen. All © John
Bowdler. Link.
Llanarmon, Gwynedd,
St. Garmon (CiW). Four additional views - 1,
2,
3, 4, and the
interior. SH 4230 3935. All © Howard Richter (2013).
Link.
Llanarth, Ceredigion,
St. David. SN 4229 5775. © Graeme Harvey. Two interior views -
1, 2, both ©
Mike Berrell (2011).
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II* listed. The former (and derelict) Vronwen
(or Fronwen) Chapel (Calvinistic Methodist,
1857), and the attractive slate
date stone.
Coflein
dates it to 1818 (replacing one of 1796) later "enlarged .... and renewed", and
closed in 1974. SN 4256 5762. Both © Mike Berrell (2011). As can be seen
on a Streetview from
2023, the chapel has since been converted to secular use.
Grade II listed.
Llanarth, Monmouthshire,
St. Mary and St. Michael (R.C.), in the grounds of
Llanarth Court Hospital. Another view.
Both ©
Janet Gimber (2016).
Link.
Llanarthne(y), Carmarthenshire,
the Parish Church, St. Arthen (aka St. David). SN 5345 2026.
© Gerard Charmley (2011).
Link.
Coflein.
Saron Independent Chapel.
Coflein
dates it to 1868. SN 5368 2000.
© Gerard Charmley (2011). Older O.S. maps show, south of the village,
Capel y Dolau, at SN 5330 1991. Its
Coflein entry describes it as
Calvinistic Methodist, and dates it to 1815. It remained active at least into
the mid-20th century. A 2021 Streetview provides a
distant view.
Llanasa, Flintshire, St. Asaph and St. Cynderyn. SJ 107 814. © Mike Berrell. Three further views, all © Steve Bulman -
1, 2, 3.
Link. Former
chapel, now in secular use. SJ 110 821. © Mike Berrell. Janet Gimber advises that this was Ebenezer Wesleyan Methodist.
Llanbadarn
Fawr, Ceredigion, St. Padarn (CiW). SN 5991 8101. From an old postcard (franked 1907),
in Steve Bulman's Collection. A modern view,
© Gerard Charmley.
Another view, and the
interior, both
© Chris Stafford
(2014).
Coflein.
Grade I listed. For other listed features associated with the church, see
here.
Capel Saron (Presbyterian, and also used by Welsh Evangelicals)
on Heol-Y-Bont was built in
1842 as Calvinistic Methodist, and re-built in 1878. SN 5991 8079. © Gerard Charmley.
Coflein.
Grade II listed. Soar Independent Chapel
on Primrose Hill.
It's dated by
Coflein to 1892, a re-build of an earlier chapel of 1803. A 25" O.S. map of
1905 labels it as Capel Seion (Ind.). SN 6006 8105. © Gerard Charmley.
Llanbadarn Fynydd, Powys, St. Padarn.
Interior view. Both © John Bowdler.
Link.
Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire, St. Madoc (C). Another view.
Alfred Russel Wallace, the naturalist, was baptised here. Both © Chris Stafford (2013).
Link. Grade II* listed.
Llanbedr-Y-Cennin, Conwy,
St. Peter. SH 7607 6956. © Martin Briscoe.
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II* listed.
Salem Chapel is listed on old maps
as Independent. Coflein dates
it to 1872 when it was re-built, replacing a chapel originally of 1809. SH 7638
6929. © Martin Briscoe. A Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
is shown on O.S. maps at SH 7551 6986. There's an entry on
Coflein
for it, but it has no details. The chapel pre-dates a map of 1889, and was still
active in the mid-20th century. It seems to now be in residential use - the
building on the site was seen by
Streetview in 2009.
Whether anything of the chapel survives is unclear.
Llanbedrog,
Gwynedd, St. Pedrog. An
interior view, and a rather lovely
window.
SH 3295
3155. All
© Tim Hollinghurst (2019).
Coflein
entry.
Grade II* listed. Howard Richter advises of three chapels nearby - the first
is the Calvinistic Methodist Capel Peniel at SH 3217 3190. It can be seen on a
2016 Streetview here. The
Coflein entry tells us that it was perhaps originally built in 1791, and
re-built in 1866.
Grade II listed. The second is the Wesleyan Methodist Rehoboth at SH 3221
3189. The
Coflein entry gives dates of 1816, with re-builds or modifications in 1833,
1839 and 1871. Not visited by Streetview, other sources confirm that the
building is still extant. Seion Independent Chapel stands at SH 3237 3195, and
was seen by Streetview in 2009
and 2016, between which
dates the building had been re-painted. The
Coflein entry gives a building date of 1883.
Llanberis, Gwynedd,
St. Padarn. SH 5787
5997. © Bill McKenzie.
Link.
Coflein entry.
Grade II* listed. St. John Jones (R.C.)
on High Street.
SH 5772 6044. © Dave Westrap.
Llanbeulan, Isle of Anglesey,
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.
Llanbister, Powys, St. Cynllo. Two further views - 1,
2, all © John Bowdler. Two interior views - 1,
2, both
© Gerard Charmley (2011). Link.
Wesleyan Chapel.
© Gerard Charmley (2011).
Llanblethian, Vale of Glamorgan, St. John the Baptist. Interior view.
Both
© Gerard Charmley.
Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire,
St. Brynach. SN 2164 2323.
© Mike Berrell (2011).
Link.
Coflein.
Trinity Independent/Congregational Chapel.
Coflein
advises that the chapel bears the date 1903, but that it was originally built in
1800. SN 2164 2317. © Mike Berrell (2011).
Llanbradach, Caerphilly.
Llanbrynmair, Powys, Hen Capel (Welsh Independent), originally dates from 1739. Two interiors -
1, 2. All
© Gerard Charmley (2014). Grade II listed.
Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan, St. Cadoc. © David and Pat Halliday. Another view, an
interior view, and wall-paintings, all © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Link.
News item from the BBC. The former
Bethlehem Baptist Chapel, which closed in 1981. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Llancloudy, Herefordshire,
Providence Chapel (Methodist), dating from 1840.
© Eirian Evans. Another view. Note the removal of the notice boards - does this mean the church is no longer in
use? © Gerard Charmley (2010). Chris Kippin passed by in 2023, and confirms that
the former chapel is now residential.
Llancynfelyn, Ceredigion,
the
Parish Church, St.
Cynfelyn.
SN 6458 9219. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Another view,
© Mike Berrell (2013),
who advises that the church is now closed.
Coflein.
Grade II listed.
Streetview shows that windows have been inserted into the (new?) roof, so
presumably the church has been converted to residential use.
Llandaff, Cardiff (City), Cardiff - see Cardiff (City).
Llandaff North, Cardiff (City), Cardiff - see Cardiff (City).
Llandawke, Carmarthenshire,
St. Oudoceus. The 6" O.S. map from 1907 and
Coflein both call it St. Margaret Marlos Church. Interior view.
SN 2827 1121. Both
© Peter Morgan (2011).
Coflein entry. It's been in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches since 2006 -
link.
Llanddeiniolen, Gwynedd, the
chapel in St. Deiniol Cemetery. SH 545 659. © Dave Westrap.
Link1.
Link2.
Llandderfel, Gwynedd,
St. Derfel (CiW). Another view.
SH 9816 3796.
Coflein entry. The
grade I listing advises of its foundation in the 6th century, with the
present church probably dating from the early 16th.
Capel Saron (Calvinistic
Methodist). The
Coflein entry supplies a date of 1814, re-built in 1888. SH 9821 3696.
Grade II listed. All © Peter Morgan (2012).
Howard Richter advises of another chapel nearby, at SH 9844 3709 - Capel Rama
(Independent). Coflein dates it to 1829, re-built in 1868, and disused by 1997.
It can be seen here in a
2010 Streetview.
Llanddeusant,
Carmarthenshire,
St. Simon and St. Jude.
Interior view. SN 7769
2453. Both © Mike Berrell (2009).
Carole Spackman has written a history of the church, and invited me to host it,
which I'm delighted to be able to do, and it is available
here.
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II* listed.
Llanddew, Powys, St. David. SO 054 307.
© Simon Atkin. Another view. © Eirian
Evans. Link.
Llanddewi,
Swansea, St. David. Another view. SS
4601 8905. Both © C. Ansell.
Coflein entry.
Grade II* listed.
Llanddewi Brefi, Ceredigion,
Sant Dewi (St. David).
Interior view. SN 6638 5531. Both © Mike Berrell. Another view, © Chris Emms (2009).
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II* listed.
Capel Bethlehem (1904). SN 6600 5520. © Mike Berrell.
Coflein. Bethesda Calvinistic Methodist Chapel.
Coflein dates it to 1873, on the site of two predecessors. SN 6624 5541.
© Mike Berrell. The handsome date-stone, three interior views -
1, 2,
3 and an unusual doorway, all © Mike
Berrell (2013).
Grade II listed.
Llanddewi
Fach, Powys, St. David, which stands isolated some distance WSW of Painscastle at
SO 1461 4542. © Paul Wood (2016).
Link, which says it was re-built in 1860 on the site of an earlier church.
Coflein entry.
Llanddewi Ystradenni, Powys,
St. David. SO 108 686. © Bruce Read.
Llanddowror,
Carmarthenshire,
the Parish Church, St. Teilo. A map of 1888 labels it as St. Cringat. SN
2560 1458. © Peter Morgan (2011).
Link1.
Link2 includes an interior photo.
Coflein. Tabernacle Chapel
(Calvinistic Methodist)
bears dates 1797, 1842 and 1934. Its appearance and lack of a web presence
suggests it's closed. SN 2553 1447. © Peter Morgan (2011).
Coflein.
Llanddulas, Conwy,
St. Cynbryd, which
Coflein
dates to 1868. SH 9086 7821. © Mike Berrell.
Link.
Grade II* listed. For the listed lych-gate and cross in the churchyard, see
here. Methodist Church
(1951) on Minffordd Road.
Coflein
lists it as Salem Wesleyan. SH 9067 7809. © Mike Berrell.
Link.
O.S. maps show a Baptist
Chapel off Minffordd Road at SH 9056 7813. A building with the same
footprint can be seen on modern aerial views, but it can't be seen on
Streetviews. Whatever it is it stands behind the left half of the short terrace
seen by Streetview in
2011. Old maps also show an otherwise un-named Chap.
on Abergele Road at SH 8997 7831. A
Streetview from 2022
shows that it bears a sign saying Caersalem Chapel.
A 2020
news story includes interior views of the converted . chapel, and
Coflein dates it to 1890, on
the site of earlier chapels.
Llanddwyn Island, Isle of Anglesey, 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.
Llandecwyn, Gwynedd, Llandecwyn
Church. Two further views - 1,
2. SH 633 376. All © Gordon Reed.
Llandefaelog Church, CiW, near Brecon, Powys.
SO 028 358. ©
Martin Briscoe.
Llandefalle, Powys, St. Matthew (but
see link). © Eirian Evans.
Link.
Llandegla, Denbighshire,
St. Tecla. The very brief
Coflein
entry says it "was completely rebuilt in 1866". SJ 1959
5244. © Eirian Evans.
Link. The (former?) Calvinistic Methodist Chapel.
Coflein
has it as Bethania, with dates of 1827, re-built 1903. SJ 1973 5225. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Independent Chapel at the southern
end of the village.
Coflein
calls it Pisgah, and dates it to a re-build in 1841 of a chapel of 1817. SJ 1994
5194. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011). The former
Seion Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel, now the Village Hall. Gervase advises that this was the chapel where E. Tegla
Davies (Wesleyan minister and Welsh-language author) attended.
Coflein
gives dates of 1812 and 1842. SJ 1963 5235. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Llandegley, Powys,
St. Tecla. SO 139 628. ©
Bruce Read.
Link. Pales Meeting House
(Society of Friends) website. SO 1380 6405.
Coflein entry (with photos).
Grade II* listed.
Llandegveth, Monmouthshire, the former St. David (CiW), now a private residence.
St. Tegfedd (CiW), founded in the 7th century.
Interior view. All © Gerard Charmley (2010).
Link.
Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire.
Llandeilo Tal-y-Bont, Swansea, St. Teilo - for the
church itself, see St. Fagan's, Cardiff. The
site of the
church, © Janet Gimber (2015).
Llandeloy, Pembrokeshire, St. Teilo. Two
interior views - 1,
2. Now cared for by the Friends of Friendless Churches.
Mike advises that the dedication is uncertain, and (depending which authority is consulted) is variously given as St. Teilaw, Teilo, Eloi, or Tylwyf. SM 857 267. All © Mike Berrell (2010).
Llandetty, Powys, St. Tetta. Paul warns
that care is needed if visiting, as the churchyard was in a poor state of
repair, with "quite a few hidden dangers". SO 1280 2023. © Paul Wood (2016).
Link.
Llandewi'r Cwm, (near Builth), Powys, St. David.
© Martin Briscoe.
Llandinabo,
Herefordshire, St Junabius. Another view.
Both
© Janet Gimber (2017).
Llandinam, Powys, St. Llonio. © Mark
Summers.
Link. Presbyterian Church. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Llandissilio, Pembrokeshire, Blaenconin Chapel (1903). SN 121 208. Unidentified
Chapel. SN 121 215. Both © Mike Berrell (2012).
Llandogo, Monmouthshire, St. Oudoceus.
Interior view.
© Gerard Charmley (2011). Another view, © Peter Morgan (2012).
Link. The former
Hephzibah Chapel (1882). © Gerard
Charmley (2011).
Llandough, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan - see Penarth.
Llandough-Juxta-Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, St.
Dochwdwy. Two interior views - 1, 2. All © Gerard Charmley
(2011).
Llandovery, Carmarthenshire.
Llandow, Vale of Glamorgan, Holy Trinity. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Llandre,
Carmarthenshire,
the former St. Philip & St. James, now a private residence.
Coflein dates it to 1843,
on a medieval site. SN 1535 2340. © Ruth Roberts.
Llandre, Ceredigion,
St. Michael, on a medieval site (Coflein,
which mentions two predecessors, dates it to circa 1885).
SN 6231 8690. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Link.
The lych-gate (but not the church) is listed as
grade II. The text mentions that there is a surviving illustration of the
previous church, but I haven't been able to find it on-line.
Bethlehem Calvinistic Methodist Chapel.
It's dated by
Coflein to
a re-build in 1903 of a predecessor of 1875. SN 6249 8691. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Llandrillo, Denbighshire,
St. Trillo (CiW).
SJ 0344 3708.
© Peter Morgan (2012).
Link. Coflein.
Grade II listed. There are also listings for the nearby churchyard
entrance gates, a sun-dial, and a tomb,
here. Capel Hermon (Presbyterian
Church of Wales),
is also labelled as Capel Moriah on older O.S. maps.
By 2024 it was evidently in secular use. SJ 0332
3715.
© Peter Morgan (2012).
A 2016
Streetview.
Coflein entry, which says it was built in 1880.
Capel
Hananeel (Congregational, 1826, re-built 1879).
Coflein dates it to a re-build in 1879, the earlier chapel of 1825.
SJ 0363 3718.
© Peter Morgan (2012). Although
previously listed as possibly
the former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
at
SJ 0345 3715, Howard
Richter has shown that it is in fact the
CiW Sunday School. It has a
very brief
Coflein entry
which dates it to 1875.
© Peter Morgan (2012). Howard has also advised of some additional
chapels - Capel Seion (Wesleyan) is located at SJ
0353 3709, and is a 1884 re-build of a chapel originally built in 1804. It has been
converted to residential use. A 2016 Streetview can be seen
here. An 1888 map
shows a disused "Methodist Chapel (Calvinistic)" at SJ 0336 3695. This is
possibly Capel Salem noted by Coflein
here ("possibly" because the grid reference and map on Coflein point
to an empty field west of the village).
If this identification is correct, then it was built in 1822, and
re-built in 1880. Streetview shows a building at this site
here, and
here, the latter
showing a pair of old gate piers. This is all rather tentative, so if
you can confirm any of this, please let me know.
Llandrillo yn Rhos, Conwy,
St. Trillo. SH 8321 8064. © Mike Berrell.
Link.
Grade II* listed. For the listed sun-dial and numerous listed tombs in the
churchyard, see
here.
Llandrindod Wells, Powys.
Llandrinio, Powys, St. Trinio, St. Peter and St. Paul. SJ 296 171. © Les Needham (2011).
Link. Grade II* listed -
link.
Llandudno, Conwy.
Llandudno Junction, Conwy.
Llandwrog, Gwynedd, St. Twrog (Anglican). SH
451 560. © Dave Westrap. An old postcard view, from Reg Dosell's Collection.
Link.
Llandybie,
Carmarthenshire,
St. Tybie, the Parish Church. SN 6182 1555.
© Mike Berrell (2009).
Coflein.
Grade II* listed. Capel Sion Annibynol (Independent, 1896) on Ammanford
Road. SN 6181 1533. © Mike Berrell (2009).
Coflein.
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on High Street.
Coflein calls it Waenllan,
and dates it to an 1884 re-build of a chapel of 1809. SN 6178 1542. © Mike
Berrell (2009).
Ebenezer Apostolic Community Church on Ammanford Road. SN 6194 1523. © Mike Berrell (2009).
Coflein. Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
on Blaenau Road.
Coflein, which calls it Gosen, dates it to 1873, as a re-build of a
chapel of 1829.
SN 6167 1527.
© Gerard Charmley (2011).
Grade II listed. Ammanford Church, which
previously met in Ammanford (for which see the
Ammanford page) now meets in
Llandybie Public Memorial
Hall (2022 Streetview) on Woodfield Road. SN 6179 1517.
Link.
Llandyfaelog, Carmarthenshire,
St. Maelog.
SN 4149 1187. © Peter Morgan (2011).
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II listed.
The former
Calvinistic Methodist Chapel.
Coflein
dates it originally to "before 1800", with closure by 2002. SN 4157 1180. © Peter Morgan (2011).
Llandyfan, Carmarthenshire,
the Parish Church, St. Dyfan. SN 6417 1712. © Mike Berrell (2009).
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II listed. An open-air baptistery and churchyard walls are also
listed, for which see
here.
Llandyfriog, Ceredigion,
St. Tyfriog - of Victorian date on a medieval site. SN 3328 4113. © Mike Berrell.
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II listed.
Llandygai, Gwynedd,
St. Tegai. SH 600 710. © Tim Hollinghurst. The
Coflein entry has numerous photos.
Grade II* listing, which advises that there is fabric of the fourteenth and
sixteenth centuries, and a restoration in 1853.
Llandyrnog,
Denbighshire, St. Tyrnog, as seen by Streetview in 2023. SJ 1078 6510.
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II* listed. For the listed sun-dial, lych-gate and war memorial, see
here. There is a former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
on Gladstone Terrace and Nant Glyd, seen by
Streetview in 2021.
Coflein
dates it to a re-build in 1874, previous versions dating from 1810 and 1836. It
was still in active use (presumably as Methodist) in 1961. There's also a former
Baptist Chapel a little way S.W. of the village, at
SJ 1042 6477. Unfortunately it's blurred out on Streetview, and I haven't found
a photo of it.
Coflein,
which calls it Felin Isa Baptist Chapel, dates it to 1836,
re-built in 1868, and says that "by 1980 the chapel had fallen into disuse".
Llandysilio, Powys, St. Tysilio. Two more views - 1,
2. SJ 267 193. All © Dennis Harper (2014). Link.
Llandysul, Ceredigion.
Llanedi,
Carmarthenshire,
St. Edi, as seen by Streetview in 2021. SN
5888 0664.
Link.
Grade II listed.
Ebenezer Methodist Church (1835, re-built 1899).
SN 5848 0788. © Peter Morgan (2012).
Coflein.
Sardis Baptist Chapel (1815, re-built 1849 and 1910).
Coflein
dates it originally to 1812 with later re-builds. SN 5822 0608. © Peter Morgan (2012).
Llanedwen, IOA., St. Edwen (CinW). SH 517 682. © Dave Westrap.
Link.
Llaneilian, IOA., 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.
Llanelian, Conwy,
St. Elian (CiW). Two additional views - 1,
2. SH 8635 7643. All © Martin Richter
(2011).
Link, which has numerous interior photos, including the wall paintings.
Grade II* listing, which dates the church as medieval, with a mention in a
document of 1291, and on the site of an earlier church. Details of five tombs
and a sun-dial, all grade II listed, can be found
here.
Coflein entry.
Llanelidan, Denbighshire,
St. Elidan. Dating back
to Norman times, it has been restored several times. SJ 1099 5054. © Eirian Evans.
Link. Coflein. Zion Wesleyan Chapel, dating
from 1804, re-built 1852 and 1894 (Coflein).
It stands about ¾ of a mile E.N.E. of the village, at SJ 1202 5097. © Eirian Evans.
Cefn y Wern Calvinistic Methodist Chapel,
1½ miles south of the village, a tin chapel.
Coflein
dates it to 1909. In the most recent
Streetview (2021) it
appears to be derelict. SJ 1072 4781. © Eirian Evans. Two chapels show in the
village itself on O.S. maps - Carmel Baptist, and a Calvinistic Methodist.
Capel Carmel is at SJ 1071 5040. It has been seen
but poorly by Streetview
in 2009, the view somewhat obstructed by vegetation, and I haven't been able to
find an on-line photo.
Coflein
dates it to a 1906 re-build of a chapel of 1846. The
Calvinistic Methodist Chapel is at SJ 1051 5038.
Coflein
calls it Brynbanadl Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, and dates it to 1804,
re-built 1876. A 6" O.S. map of 1885 shows the chapel as the building in this
Streetview from 2021 -
its appearance matches the Coflein description of it being of the "long-wall
entry" type. However, the 6" map of 1900 shows the chapel butting up against the
road. If this was real then it has been demolished.
Llanelieu, Powys, St. Ellyw (K) - now
cared for by the Friends of Friendless Churches. Two interior views -
1,
2, and the
font. SO 1849 3418. All
© Chris
Stafford (2015).
Link. Coflein entry.
Grade I listed. A monument in the churchyard is listed as
grade II.
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.
Llanelltyd, Gwynedd, St. Illtyd
(CiW). Three additional views - 1,
2,
3. SH 7175 1955.
Link.
Grade II* listed. The former
Capel Peniel (Calvinistic Methodist), now residential.
Coflein gives dates of 1836, with a re-build in 1870, and closure in 1992,
which is at odds with the sign
attached to the premises, which proclaims 1817.
Another view. SH 7145 1948. All
© Howard Richter (2016).
Llanengan, Gwynedd,
St. Engan. SH 294 270. © Martin Briscoe.
Coflein entry, which mentions that the church is largely from a 1520-1534
remodelling of a C13 building, and that two screens of circa 1530 are
"outstanding".
Grade I listed.
Llanerfyl,
Powys,
St. Erfyl. As is so often
the case, this church, of ancient foundation, is largely of a Victorian
re-build, in 1870, though some medieval features were retained. There is a very
ancient yew in the churchyard. SJ
0340 0977. Bethel Independent Chapel.
SJ 0339 0969. The
Coflein entry dates it to 1925, replacing an earlier church of 1825, though
it doesn't say if it was on the same site. All © Paul Wood (2016).
Llan-eurgain, Flintshire, St Eurgain and St. Peter. Interior view. Both © Tim Hollinghurst.
Link. U.R.C., © Carl Hogan (2014).
Llanfabon, Caerphilly,
St. Mabon.
Coflein describes it as a
re-build of 1847 of a medieval predecessor. ST
1084 9384. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Grade II listed. A
grade II listed memorial in the churchyard commemorates the nearly 300 who
perished in the
Albion Colliery disaster in 1894.
Llanfaches (or Llanvaches), Newport, Tabernacle U.R.C. Although the congregation was founded in 1639, the present
building dates from 1802. © Gerard Charmley (2010).
Llanfachreth, Gwynedd,
St. Machreth (CiW).
Another view, and the
porch. SH 754 224.
Link.
Grade II listing which says that the medieval church was re-built in the
early C19, and again (except for the tower) in 1872.
Capel Bethel (Calvinistic
Methodist). Two additional views -
1,
2. SH 754 224.
Link.
Capel Siloh Independent Chapel
(1875) at SH 747 227. Another view.
Link. All © Howard Richter (2012).
Llanfaelog, Isle of Anglesey,
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.
Llanfaglan, Gwynedd, St. Baglan (CiW) - in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches - only holds the occasional
service. Two further views - 1, 2. SH 455 606. All © Dave Westrap.
Link1.
Link2.
Link3.
Llanfair Caereinion, Powys,
St. Mary (CiW). ©
Chris Emms (2009). Another view, © Paul Wood (2016).
Link. Presbyterian Church.
© Chris Emms (2009).
Llanfair Clydogau,
Ceredigion, St. Mary. SN 6243 5124. © Mike Berrell.
Link.
Coflein says that it stands on the site of a medieval church, but that
nothing earlier than 1861 survives. A short walk to the N.W. is
Capel Mair Independent
Chapel (2011 Streetview). It's dated by
Coflein to a re-build in 1911, on the site of several earlier chapels. SN
6217 5142.
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd,
Denbighshire, St. Cynfarch and St. Mary, as seen by Streetview in 2024. Its
grade II* listing has a much better photo.
Link.
Coflein. For related listed features, see
here. Jesus Chapel -
just over a mile south of the village. A plaque says that the chapel was founded in 1619
by Rice Williams, consecrated in 1623 and rebuilt in 1787. © Eirian Evans.
Coflein says it was closed
by 2003.
Grade II* listed. Capel Salem
(Calvinistic Methodist) is a little over ½ a mile to the N.E.
of the village. Coflein dates it to 1886. SJ
1421 5586. © Eirian Evans. Just a couple of hundred yards to its south is the
former Capel Seion (Baptist) at SJ 1424 5565. It
was seen by Streetview
in 2009. It's dated by Coflein
to 1840, closing by 1983.
Llanfair Talhaiarn, Conwy,
St. Mary and St. Talhaiarn (CiW).
Interior view. SH 9271 7014. Both © John Balaam (2010).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The churchyard walls and a bierhouse share a
grade II listing. Salem
Baptist Chapel (2009 Streetview) stands off Denbigh Road at SH 9280 7009.
According to this source
it dates from 1862. Another Baptist Chapel shows on
a map of 1880 at SH 9279 7013. It hasn't survived, and the building on the site
(on the raised ground behind the wooden fence) was seen by
Streetview in 2022. The
former
Soar Calvinistic Methodist
Chapel (2009 Streetview) on Denbigh Road. SH 9279 7006.
Coflein dates it to 1833. The
village also had a Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel (2009 Streetview) on Allt-Y-Powls, which
Coflein dates to 1897, the
third on the site, having been preceded by chapels of 1839 and 1812. SH 9283
7006.
Llanfair Waterdine,
Shropshire, St. Mary. SO 2401 7631. © Paul Wood (2015).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Llanfair-is-gaer, Gwynedd, St. Mary.
SH 502 660. © Jill Couthard.
Coflein entry.
Grade II listing, which says that it is medieval, with much C13 fabric, and
that it was originally attached to Bedgellert Priory.
Llanfairfechan, Conwy.
Llanfairynghornwy, IOA., St.
Mary. SH 326 908. © Rick Williams.
Llanfallteg,
Carmarthenshire, Capel Mair (1877),
and a glimpse of the interior taken through a window. SN 1529 1963. © Mike Berrell (2011).
Link.
Coflein.
Llanfallteg West,
Carmarthenshire, the former St. Mallteg, now deconsecrated and privately owned.
Interior view. SN 1472 1923.
Both © Mike Berrell (2011).
Coflein.
Derelict former chapel. A date-stone says "Rebuilt A.D. 1876".
I haven't been able to discover anything about this church. SN 1442 1822. © Mike Berrell
(2011). The former(?) Rhos
Chapel (2021 Streetview) at Bridge End. It has a date-stone for 1915. SN
1505 1946.
Llanfechain, Powys, Soar Chapel (Presbyterian
CiW), which formally closed in 2008. Thanks to the Revd. Pam Powell M.A. for the
identification. SJ 189 204. © Martin Briscoe.
Llanfechan,
Powys, St. Afan. Another view. SN
9728 5033. Both © Paul Wood (2016).
Llanferres, Denbighshire,
St. Berres. SJ 1885 6056. © Martin Briscoe.
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II listed. The churchyard gatepiers are also listed, as
grade II.
Llanfihangel Brynpabuan, Powys, St. Michael and All Angels. Previously listed as St. Beneface of the Upper Ways, Neuadd,
my appreciation to Bryan Price for the correction. SN 983 567. © Bruce Read. Link.
Llanfihangel Helygen, Powys,
St. Michael. SO 046 644. © Bryan Price.
Link.
Llanfihangel Nant Melan, Powys, St. Michael. Interior view.
Both © Tim Hollinghurst.
Llanfihangel-near-Rogiet, Monmouthshire, St. Michael and All Angels,
now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
Interior view,
the font
(claimed by some to be one of the earliest and largest in the county),
and the preaching
cross in the churchyard. All ©
Janet Gimber (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Llanfihangel
Rhydithon, Powys, St. Michael.
Interior view. SO 151 667.
Both © Ken Taylor.
Coflein entry.
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Gwynedd,
St. Michael. Its lovely, simple interior. SH
671 089. Both
© John Bowdler. Link. Howard Richter has advised
that there was a Capel Sardis nearby at about SH 673 089. Built in 1820, and now
ruinous, some photos are available
here. Its licence for marriages was
cancelled in 2000, so it was out of use before this date. Can you advise if it still exists?
Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd,
Monmouthshire, St. Michael. SO 4642 0183. ©
John Gimber (2017).
Link1, which has interior photos.
Link2.
Llanfihangel Ysceifiog, Isle of Anglesey, the ruins of St. Michael.
Another view, and two
"interiors" - 1,
2. All © Iain Taylor.
Link.
Llanfilo, Powys, St
Bilo.
Another view. SO 1190 3324. Both © Paul
Wood (2016).
Another (pre-restoration) view, the
interior showing the rood loft, two
of the rood loft panels - 1,
2, and the
font, all
© Christopher Skottowe
(1964).
Link.
Coflein entry.
Grade I listed. Listings for a sun-dial and the lych-gate can be found
here.
Llanfor, Gwynedd,
the redundant St. Mor & St. Deiniol (CiW), for sale in 2012. SH 938 367. © Peter Morgan (2012).
The
Grade II listing dates the present church to 1874, replacing a medieval
predecessor. The church is supposed to be of 5th century foundation.
Coflein entry.
Llanfrechfa, Monmouthshire, All Saints. ©
Janet Gimber.
Link.
Llanfrnach, Pembrokeshire, St. Brynach (ca. 1842). SN 220 312. © Mike Berrell (2009).
Link.
Llanfrothen,
Gwynedd,
St. Brothen (or St.
Frothen). Now under
the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches, it is
Grade I listed. Another view, and an
interior view.
All © Iain Taylor.
Two additional views - 1,
2, the
porch, and
the
interior, all © Howard Richter
(2012).
Link1.
Link2.
Link3. Capel Siloam
(Calvinistic Methodist). SH 622 417.
© Howard Richter (2012).
Link.
Llanfrynach, Powys,
St. Brynach (CiW). SO
076 258. © Simon Atkin. Another view,
© Paul Wood.
Link.
The former Mizpah Baptist Chapel,
converted into two houses. SO 075 258. © Simon Atkin.
Llanfrynach, Vale of Glamorgan, St. Brynach (CiW). ©
Gerard Charmley (2011). Link.
Llanfyllin, Powys.
Llangadfan,
Powys, St. Cadfan. Unusually, the
lych-gate stands in the middle of the churchyard, the result of its
expansion in 1910. The church itself is believed to be of ancient foundation,
but is today largely the result of extensive restoration in the 1860's of a
fifteenth century building. SJ 0110 1033. Both © Paul Wood (2016).
Coflein entry.
Llangadog,
Carmarthenshire,
St. Cadog. Interior view. SN
7062 2846. Both © Mike Berrell (2009).
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II* listed. Providence Independent Chapel (1840, re-built and enlarged 1883. SN 7065 2805.
© Mike Berrell (2009).
Coflein. The former
Capel Seion (1808, re-built 1886), now in secular use. SN 7064 2824.
© Mike Berrell (2009).
Coflein.
Gosen Calvinistic Methodist Chapel (1840, re-built 1907). Two interior views -
1, 2. SN 7040 2870. All © Mike Berrell
(2009).
Grade II listed.
Llangadwaladr, Isle of Anglesey,
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.
Llangain,
Carmarthenshire,
the former church of St. Cain, as seen by Streetview in 2021. Its
Coflein
entry dates it to 1871, and says that its medieval predecessor is
"thought to have been
located some 10m further south".
SN 3889 1558. Smyrna Chapel (1835). It also displays dates of 1865 and 1915.
SN 3836 1602. © Peter Morgan (2011).
Coflein.
Llangammarch Wells, Powys, St.
Camarch. Another view. Paul advises
that the church has had an interesting history - the medieval church was said to
be ruinous by the 1800's, and was replaced by a new church in 1850. Built in the
Victorian Gothic style, it was never popular with the local people, and was
described as “mean church on a abrupt eminence”. This was replaced by the
present church in 1915-16, with the tower added in 1927. A carved medieval
stone is set into the porch,
which Paul suggests should be moved to somewhere better protected from the
elements. SN 9350 4731. All © Paul Wood (2017).
Coflein entry.
Llangan, Vale of Glamorgan, St. Canna.
Interior view. A stained glass window commemorates David Jones, a famous
19th century Methodist cleric.
All
© Gerard Charmley (2011). Link.
Llanganten, Powys, St. Cannen (CiW).
SO 0093 5176. © Paul Wood (2016).
Link.
Llangar, Denbighshire,
All Saints, situated
between Corwen and Cynwyd. No longer in active use, it was replaced by
St John the Evangelist in Cynwyd in 1856. SJ 0636 4245. © Eirian Evans.
Link.
Coflein.
Grade I listed. The lych-gate is also listed, as
grade II.
Llangasty-Tallyllyn, Powys, St. Gasty (CiW).
SO 133 261. Interior view. Both ©
Simon Atkin. Link.
Llangattock, Powys,
St. Cattwg. SO 2108 1787. From an old
postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. A
modern view, © Paul Wood (2016).
Link. Bethesda Congregational Church. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Llangedwyn, Powys, St. Cedwyn (CiW). © Peter Morgan (2013).
Link.
Llangeinor,
Bridgend, St Ceinwyr, as seen by Streetview in 2022. Link.
Grade II* listed.
A grave cover in the churchyard is listed as
grade II. Calfaria Baptist Chapel
on High Street. Gervase advises that it was planned to replace it with a bigger chapel,
but the scheme never happened.
Link dates it to 1924. SS
9147 8764. © Gervase N. E. Charmley.
Llangeinwen, IOA, St. Ceinwen.
© Bill McKenzie.
Llangeitho, Ceredigion,
Chapel.
Coflein,
which calls it Capel Gwynfil, dates it initially to 1760, with several
later re-builds and renovations. SN 6205 5979.
© Mike Berrell (2012).
Grade II* listed. St. Ceitho stands further
north, outside the village. It was seen by
Streetview in 2021.
According to its
Coflein
entry, it dates from 1821, on a medieval site. SN 6206 6009.
Link.
Llangeler,
Carmarthenshire,
St. Celer. SN 3740 3938. © Graeme Harvey. A Streetview of 2015 provides
another view. Its
Coflein
entry dates it to 1858, when it was re-built on the same footprint as its
medieval predecessor. Coflein also says that the building is listed as grade II,
but this appears to be incorrect.
Link1.
Link2.
Llangelynin, Conwy,
the former New
Church, now an arts studio. SH 7711 7355. © Mike Berrell.
Grade II listed. The
Coflein entry says that
it was a late-Georgian
replacement for an earlier church, "remodelled" in 1840. Another photo of it is
available here. The old
church, St. Celynin, stands about 1¼ miles almost
due west, at SH 7512 7373. A Streetview of it can be seen
here, from 2022.
Grade I listed.
Llangelynin,
Gwynedd,
St. Celynin.
Another view, and the
interior. An unusual survival is
a set of pews with the names of
their occupants inscribed on the back rails.
SH 571 072. All
© Tim Hollinghurst (2019).
Coflein entry.
Grade I listed.
Llangennech,
Carmarthenshire.
Llangenny, Powys, St. Cenau (CiW). SO
2401 1814. © Paul Wood (2016).
Link.
Llangernyw, Conwy, St. Digain, which can be seen on a 2009
Streetview here. It was much
restored in the nineteenth century, though substantial medieval work still
survives. SH 8750 6745.
Coflein entry.
Grade II* listed. Capel Bethabara (Welsh
Baptist) stands a little way south at SH 8745 6730. It is an 1871 re-build of an
1830 chapel. A 2009 Streetview is available
here.
Coflein entry. A short way further south again is
Capel-y-Cwm (Calvinistic Methodist), a 1909 re-build
of an 1838 chapel) at SH 8745 6720, visible on a
2009 Streetview.
The
Coflein entry has some external photos. About a mile ESE of the village
stands the isolated former Capel Garnedd (Calvinistic
Methodist) at SH 8891 6698. The
2009 Streetview shows the chapel behind the car, with attached house at
right angles. Another Streetview.
Coflein entry.
Llangloffan, Pembrokeshire, Baptist Chapel
(dates of 1706, 1749, 1791 and 1862 on the building). SM 906 324. © Mike
Berrell.
Llangoed, Isle of Anglesey, 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).
Llangoedmor, Ceredigion,
St. Cynllo.
Interior view. SN 1994 4581.
Both © Mike Berrell (2010).
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II* listed.The churchyard gates and piers are also listed, as
grade II.
Llangollen, Denbighshire.
Llangors, Powys, St. Paulinus (CiW).
SO 135 276. Link.
Former Penuel Baptist Chapel.
dating from 1869, now a private residence. SO 135 275. Both © Simon Atkin.
Llangorwen, Ceredigion, All Saints.
Gerard explains that this was the first Ritualist Church in the then county of
Cardiganshire. It was built by the Williams family of the nearby Plas Cwmcynfelin. SN
6033 8382. © Gerard Charmley
(2010). Another view,
© Mike Berrell (2013).
Link.
Coflein entry, wherein it's dated to 1838-41.
Grade II* listed. Older O.S. maps show an Independent
Chapel about 600 yards E.N.E. of the church near a hamlet or farm
variously called Ty'n-yr-Abbey, or Tynrabbi, at SN 6050 8438.
Coflein
calls it Hephsibah Independent Chapel, and dates it to 1837, derelict "by
1998". Not seen by Streetview, the Images tab on Coflein has photos.
Llangower, Gwynedd,
St. Cywair or St. Gwyr. SH 904 323. © Eirian Evans.
Grade II listed.
Capel
Glyn. SH 912 315. © John Bowdler (1992). It is marked on older maps as a
church (at least as recently as 1979), but no longer, and has presumably been
converted to residential use.
Link.
Llangrannog, Ceredigion,
St. Carannog.
"...entirely rebuilt in 1884, on the foundations of its [medieval] predecessor",
says
Coflein. Interior view. SN 3165 5403. Both © Mike Berrell. Another
interior view, © Mike Berrell (2011).
Link. The
former Capel Bodenog (1888), now disused.
Interior
view. SN 3128 5412. Both © Mike Berrell.
Coflein.
The former
Banc y Felyn Calvinistic
Methodist Chapel, now in secular use. 1863, says
Coflein. SN 3157 5402. © Mike Berrell.
Grade II listed.
Llangrove, Herefordshire, Christ Church (1854-6). SO 5265 1926.
Link.
Grade II listed. The former
Congregational Chapel. SO 5230 1934.
Grade II listed. The former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, now in residential use. SO 5249 1908. All ©
Paul Wood (2003).
Llangunllo, Powys, St. Cynllo. Another view. Both © John Bowdler.
Link.
Llangurig, Powys, St. Curig. © Graeme
Harvey.
Link. The former Ebenezer Chapel (Calvinistic Methodist, 1904). © Gerard Charmley (2010).
Wesleyan Chapel. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Llangwm, Pembrokeshire.
Llangwyfan, Isle of Anglesey, 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.
Llangybi,
Ceredigion, St. Cybi. SN 6085 5317. © Mike Berrell (2012).
Another view, © Neil Floyd.
Grade II listed.
Maesyffnnon Welsh Presbyterian Chapel.
The date-stone bears dates 1836 and 1881. SN 6057 5282. © Mike Berrell (2012).
Capel Ebenezer. The
date-stone has dates 1772, 1834 and 1890.
Its Coflein entry dates it to
1836, as a re-build on the site of an earlier chapel of 1772. SN 6103 5325.
© Mike Berrell (2012). Another view,
and the interior, both ©
Neil Floyd.
Grade II listed. All
© Mike Berrell (2012). The former Capel Cilgwyn (Methodist) Chapel.
Its
Coflein entry
dates it to 1840, and it says there had been earlier chapels of 1654, 1825 and
1840, and by 1998 "was being used as a Urdd meeting hall". SN 6076 5301. © Neil Floyd.
A Streetview from 2011 provides
another view.
Llangybi, Gwynydd, St. Cybi (CiW), which has
medieval and 15th century work. Two further views -
1, 2.
SH 4286 4117.
Link. Capel Helyg
(Independent). The
Coflein entry (and date-stone)
say that it was first built in 1652, restored in 1814, and twice re-built in the
19th century, the latest in 1877.
Another view. SH 4247 4096. All © Howard Richter (2013).
Llangybi,
Monmouthshire, St. Cybi. ST 3741 9669. ©
Janet Gimber (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Llangyfelach, Morriston, Swansea - see Morriston.
Llangynhafal, Denbighshire,
St. Cynhafal (his only
dedication).
SJ 1330 6340. © Eirian Evans.
Link1.
Link2.
Coflein.
Grade I listed.
Llangynidr, Powys, Sardis Baptist
Chapel, the present building dates from 1858. SO 153 202. © Simon Atkin.
St. Cynidr (CiW). SO 1554 1941.
© Paul Wood (2016).
Link, which says that this medieval church was completely re-built in 1928,
following a a fire.
Llangynin,
Carmarthenshire,
St. Cynin. Another view.
SN 2540 1804. Both © Peter Morgan (2011).
Coflein.
Grade II* listed. Rhyd-y-Ceisiaid
Independent Chapel.
Coflein
dates it to 1857-8 on the site of an earlier chapel of 1707-9. SN 2431 2099.
Grade II listed. Bryn Chapel (founded 1868).
It's dated by
Coflein
to a 1919 re-build of a chapel first built in 1868. SN 2502 1980.
© Peter Morgan (2011).
Llangynllo, Ceredigion,
St. Cynllo. According
to its Coflein entry, it
had two re-builds in the 19th century, 1810 and 1870. Two interior views -
1,
2, and the
carved stone pulpit. SN 3518 4393.
Grade II* listed (note that the photo is not of the correct church).
O.S. maps show, less than a mile to the W.N.W.,
St. Mary's Church (Remains of) at SN 3437 4414.
Its Coflein entry has
photos on the Delweddau tab.
Link. Bryngwenith Independent Chapel (1883).
Coflein says that it was a
re-build of a chapel of 1834. SN 3407 4345. All © Mike Berrell (2011).
Llangynog, Carmarthenshire,
St. Cynog. Another view, and an
interior view.
SN 3384 1492. All © Peter Morgan (2011).
Coflein.
Grade II* listed. Ebenezer
Baptist Chapel, congregation founded in 1811. SN 3398 1628. © Peter Morgan (2011).
Coflein.
Llangynog, Powys, St. Cynog (1792, re-built 1894). Two interior views - 1,
2. Link. Carmel Methodist Chapel (1875). Ebenezer Methodist Chapel,
now a private residence. Built in 1895, the date-stone records that it was laid by one T. A. Jones from
Williamsburgh, Iowa. Penuel Chapel (1826, re-built 1868). All © Peter Morgan (2013).
Llangynog Pwll-Du, Powys, the
scant remains of St. Cynog, and the
site. A yew tree has
been estimated as 700 years old. All © Paul Wood (2016).
Llangynwyd, Bridgend,
the Parish Church, St. Cynwyd. SS 8537 8883. ©
Gerard Charmley (2011). Link.
Grade II* listed.
For listed features associated with the church, see
here. Older O.S. maps show two chapels in the village near the church, both
on Llan Road - Bethesda Chapel (Welsh Independent),
and Capel y Babell (Calvinistic Methodist).
Bethesda survives, converted to residential use, and it was seen by
Streetview in 2022. It has a
date-stone above the porch door, but I can't read it. The National Archives
references
documents for the period 1861-2004. SS 8575 8889. Babell stands a little further
away to the north-east, at SS 8585 8893. It too survives, also converted, and
was seen by Streetview in
2022.
Llangystenin, Conwy, St. Cystenin. SH 8221 7922. © Noel Walley.
Link.
Grade II listed.
Llanharan, Rhondda Cynon Taff, St. Julius and St. Aaron. Another view.
Carmel Baptist Church
dates from 1901, but at some point has had a new front added. Link. The former
Bethlehem Independent Chapel
was founded in 1790, the present building dating from 1833, restored in 1894,
and is currently (2009) being converted into a house. The former
Wesleyan Methodist chapel closed
in 2001. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley.
Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon
Taff, St. Illtyd (CiW). Link.
Peniel Independent Chapel
was built in 1825, with modification and restoration being carried out in 1850
and 1915. Another view. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley.
Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent,
the Parish Church, St. Mark. The town
Wikipedia entry dates it
to 1898. SO 2171 0080.
Coflein
entry. The former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on
High Street, at SO 2185 0077.
Coflein
entry dates it to 1905. The former Anglican Mission Church
on Commercial Road. All
© Gerard Charmley (2011). The 1:25,000
O.S. map of 1950 shows a place of worship a little way north of St. Mark. Not
shown on earlier larger scale maps, it's difficult to say precisely where it
stood, but happily Coflein lists
it as
Hafod-Arthen Road Chapel,
demolished circa 1980. I haven't been able to discover its denomination.
Its site remained undeveloped in 2021,
when Streetview made its most recent visit. SO 2171 0085.
Llanidan, IOA., St. Idan (CiW). 114
SH 489 674. © Dave Westrap.
Link.
Llanidloes, Powys.
Llanilar, Ceredigion,
St. Hilary (CiW). SN 6238 7510. © David Rowlands.
Another view,
and two interior views - 1,
2, all
© Mike Berrell (2013).
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II* listed.
Carmel Calvinistic Methodist Chapel (1879).
Coflein
says it was first built in 1796, re-built 1879. SN 6236 7501.
© Mike Berrell (2013).
Grade II listed.
The gates and railings have a separate listing, as
grade II.
Llanilid, Rhondda Cynon Taff, St. Ilid and St. Curig. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Link (near bottom of page).
Llanilltyd, Powys, the scant remains
of St. Illtyd. Although a medieval church seems likely here, the present remains
are of the church re-build of 1858. It was demolished in the 1990's. SN 9714
2612. © Paul Wood (2017). Archaeological report (pdf)
here.
Coflein entry.
Llanion, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire - see
Pembroke
Dock.
Llanishen, Cardiff (City), Cardiff - see Cardiff (City).
Llanleonfel, Powys, Church (no
dedication). Standing alone in a field, this church is thought to be of ancient
foundation, though the present structure is mainly of the 1870's.
Another view. SN 9388 4994. Both ©
Paul Wood (2015).
Llanllechid, Gwynedd,
Eglwys Santes Llechid.
SH 622 687. © Martin
Briscoe.
Grade II listed - which gives a date of 1844. It replaced a medieval church
on another part of the churchyard.
Coflein entry.
Llanllwch, Carmarthenshire,
St. Mary. SN 3858 1878. © Peter Morgan (2011).
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II* listed. The lych-gate is also listed, as
grade II.
Llanllwchaiarn, Powys, Church of Llwchaiarn.
SO 124 925. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. Link.
Llanllwni, Carmarthenshire,
the church. This link attributes two
dedications, the older being to St. Llonio, but since the late 19th century, it has been St. Luke. Interior
view. SN 4734 4130. Both ©
Gerard Charmley (2011). Link.
Grade II* listed. Two mausoleums are also listed - see
here.
Coflein (and for the mausoleums -
1,
2).
Llanllyfni, Gwynedd,
St. Rhedwi, which, although
restored in Victorian times, retains much fabric of the 14th and 15th centuries.
SH 4805 5182. © Martin Briscoe. Three further views -
1,
2,
3, all
© Howard Richter (2016).
Grade II* listed. The site of
the demolished Ty'Lon Scotch Baptist Chapel. Built in 1790, it played a key part
in the history of the Scotch Baptist movement, as this
website
explains. SH 4697 5175.
© Howard Richter (2016).
Capel Ebenezer (Welsh
Baptist). Built in 1826, it was altered in 1858 and enlarged in 1870, according
to the
Coflein entry. SH 4715 5231. © Howard Richter (2016).
The derelict Capel Salem, built as
Capel Moriah, and which opened in 1871. At one time, there were two chapels -
Salem (Calvinistic Methodist) and Moriah (Congregational). Some time after
Moriah closed, Salem was also closed (and subsequently demolished), and the
congregation moved into Moriah and re-named it Salem. Two additional views -
1,
2. SH 4697 5175. All
© Howard Richter (2016). The
site of the demolished Capel
Salem (Calvinistic Methodist, 1889). A photo is available
here. SH
4702 5182. © Howard Richter (2016).
Llanmadoc, Swansea, St. Madoc.
SS 4388 9343. © C. Ansell.
Link. Coflein entry.
Grade II listed.
Llanmaes, Vale of Glamorgan, St. Cattwg.
Interior view, and some wall-paintings. All © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Llanmartin, Newport, St. Martin.
ST 3946 8941. © Margaret Woodley.
Link.
Grade II listed. The site of
Bethel Chapel (1838-1964). It's labelled on a map of 1901 as Presbyterian,
and by Coflein as
Calvinistic Methodist. A
plaque has been set into the churchyard wall. ST 3936 8950. Both © Janet
Gimber (2023).
Llanmihangel, Vale of Glamorgan, St. Michael.
© Gerard Charmley (2011).
Link.
Llanmorlais, Swansea, Tirzah Baptist Chapel (1905). © Janet Gimber (2012).
Llanefydd, Conwy, St.
Nefydd and St. Mary, can be seen on a 2009 Streetview
here. SH 9821 7060. The
Coflein entry dates it to circa 1500, but says there are documents referring
to the church (or a predecessor) as far back as 1291.
Grade I listed. Other structures associated with the church are also listed,
and these can be accessed
here. A short distance away at SH 9816
7067 is the 1867 Capel-y-Llan (Calvinistic
Methodist) - 2009 Streetview
here.
Coflein entry. Bryndeunydd Baptist stands at SH 9928 6954, about a
mile south-east of the village. A 2009 Streetview is available
here, and shows the chapel
(nearest to the camera), with its predecessor adjacent. The
Coflein entry dates it to 1877, and the older Scotch
Baptist Chapel (Coflein
entry) to 1823. The latter chapel is
grade II listed. Peniel Welsh Baptist Chapel is
at Pentre Isaf, about half a mile north of the village, and can be seen on
Streetview here. SH 9824
7161. Its
Coflein entry dates it to 1849, a re-build of its 1814 predecessor. About a
mile and a quarter south-east of the village stands Cefn
Berain (Calvinistic Methodist) at SH 9987 6929.
Streetview. The
Coflein entry dates the original chapel to about 1854, with re-builds in
1864 and 1898. Capel
Ffynnonau (also Calvinistic Methodist) is
about a mile west of the village, at SH 9660 7042.
Streetview, and its nearby
Church Hall. The Coflein
entry dates it to 1861, a re-build following two earlier chapels of 1795 and
1826.
Grade II listed.
Llannon, Carmarthenshire,
St. Non. Another view.
SN 5397 0847.
Both © Peter Morgan
(2011).
Link. Coflein.
Grade II* listed. For other listed features, see
here. Hermon Baptist Chapel,
at the south end of the village.
SN 5381 0769.
© Peter Morgan (2011).
Coflein
dates it to 1898, on the site of an earlier chapel of 1850.
Llannor, Gwynedd,
Church in Wales. SH 353 372.
© Dave Westrap. Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listing, which mentions a C6 Christian inscribed stone.
Capel Bethania (Calvinistic
Methodist, 1867, re-built 1899) appears to be disused.
Another view, and two interiors -
1,
2, taken through windows. SH
3545 3747. All
© Howard Richter (2016).
Link.
Llanon, Ceredigion,
Capel Siloh (Welsh
Independent), dated by
Coflein to
1864. SN 5162 6713. © Mike Berrell (2012). Capel Mawr
(Calvinistic Methodist) stands at the southern end of the village, on
Stryd-y-Capel at SN 5130 6682. Poorly seen by
Streetview (it's the
last building at the end of the path on the left), photos are available on the
Delweddau tab of its
Coflein entry,
which dates it to a re-build in 1865 of a many times re-built chapel originally
of 1762.
Grade II listed.
Llanover, Monmouthshire, Hanover Chapel (U.R.C.), originally built as a Welsh language chapel by
Lady Llanover. © Gerard Charmley (2010).
The former Welsh Presbyterian Church,
now a day retreat centre. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Llanrhaeadr, Denbighshire,
St. Dyfnog. SJ 0817 6338. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection - note the different spelling.
Thanks to Mike Berrell who has advised the dedication, and provided the
following link. A modern view, © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Coflein.
Grade I listed. For related listed features, see
here. About a mile to the W.N.W. at Hên-efail is a
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant,
Powys, St. Dogfan. Link.
Bethesda Chapel (Calvinistic Methodist, 1828). As can be seen
here, it used to have a small spire. Both © Peter Morgan (2013).
The former Salem Baptist Chapel (1855-1919) stands at SJ 1231 2617, and can be
seen in a 2009 Streetview.
It's now in residential use.
Coflein entry. Seion Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1834, re-built in 1904) can
be seen here, in 2009. The
pre-1904 chapel can be seen
here.
Coflein entry. The
grade II* listing says that it is a particularly fine Arts & Crafts chapel.
Tabernacl Independent Chapel stands just a short distance away at SH 1220
2605. Seen here in a 2009
Streeview, its
Coflein entry (includes photos) provides a building date of 1822, with an
enlargement in 1862 and modifications in 1870 and 1884.
Llanrhidian, Swansea, St Rhydian &
St Illtyd. SS 4967 9225. © C. Ansell.
Link. Coflein entry.
Grade II* listed.
Llanrhos, Llandudno, Conwy - see Llandudno.
Llanrhystud, Ceredigion,
St. Restitutis or
Rhystud. My thanks to Janet Gimber for supplying the dedication.
Coflein
dates it to 1852-4, on the site of a medieval predecessor. SN 5374 6961. ©
Graeme Harvey.
Link.
Grade II listed. The adjacent church hall is also listed, as
grade II. Close to the church stands a
Baptist Chapel
(2011 Streetview), at SN 5377 6967.
Coflein,
which calls it Salem, dates it to 1823, re-built in the late C19. A
little way S.E. of the village is Capel Rhiw-Bwys,
Methodist according to its
Coflein entry,
dated to an 1832 re-build of a 1781 original. In a
2016 Streetview it
stands behind the silver car, but the Images tab of Coflein has better photos,
including the interior. SN 5462 6922.
Grade II listed.
Llanrug, Gwynedd,
the former Capel Llanrug, now owned by a business. Perhaps the fourth chapel on the site, as a plaque lists the
dates 1798, 1822, 1842 and 1867. SH 5347 6349. © Dave Westrap.
Link.
Bryngwyn Congregational Chapel
on Ffordd Bryngwyn. SH 5409 6314. © Janet Gimber (2015). The
Coflein entry supplies dates for building in 1837, with a re-build in 1870,
and includes several photos, including one of the interior. The Calvinistic
Methodist Chapel at Tan-y-Coed. SH 5375 6255. © Bill McKenzie. The
Coflein entry ascribes a date of 1890, with a re-building only 11 years
later, but Howard Richter suspects from map evidence that the 1890 date refers
to the adjacent and original chapel (not visible in Bill's photo, but there are
photos of it on Coflein - "Old Chapel"), 1901 being the date of the present
chapel.
Grade II listed. The main Presbyterian Chapel in the area is Capel y Rhos,
which stands at SH 543 636. It can be seen on Streetview
here.
Link1. Link2.
Coflein dates it to "before 1912". The former
Capel Ceunant
(Calvinistic Methodist), at SH 5317 6129. Now in residential use, it
has a date-stone for 1887. It's
Coflein entry says it has a predecessor of 1837 on the same site. © Martin
Richter (2022).
Llanrumney, Cardiff (City), Cardiff - see Cardiff (City).
Llanrwst, Conwy.
Llansadwrnen, Carmarthenshire,
St. Sadwrnen or Saturninus. Interior view.
SN 2816 1027. Both
© Peter Morgan (2011).
Coflein.
Grade II listed.
Llansaint,
Carmarthenshire,
All Saints. Another view. Dating from the C12,
the tower was added in the 14th. Two ancient Ogham stones are built into a church wall, and more on these can be found
here.
SN 3846 0805. Both
© Peter Morgan (2011).
Link. Coflein.
Grade II listed. Tabor Independent Chapel
(1877).
SN 3855 0826.
© Peter Morgan (2011).
Coflein. The former Sion Methodist Chapel
is now residential.
Coflein
dates it to a re-build in 1878 on the site of earlier chapels of 1808 and
1817. SN 3846 0816.
© Peter Morgan (2011).
Llansamlet, Morriston, Swansea - see Morriston.
Llansan Sior
(aka St. George), Conwy, St. George. Interior view.
It's dated in its
grade II listing to 1887-94, successor to an earlier church which stood a
short distance away in the churchyard at SH 9735 7584. The present church is at SH 9739 7581.
Both © Mike Berrell. A mausoleum of 1835-6 in the churchyard is listed as
grade II. A former Independent Chapel
of 1866 stands some distance north of the village, at Bodoryn Cottages. It's now
in secular use. SH 9783 7725. © Mike Berrell.
Coflein entry. Howard Richter advises that the Independent Chapel had a
predecessor at SH 9747 7591, closer to the village, and now in use as a school.
It can be seen on Streeview here.
Coflein entry.
Llansanffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Wrexham, St. Ffraid.
From an old postcard (franked 1907), Bulman Collection. Link.
Llansannan, Conwy.
Llansannor, Vale of Glamorgan, St.
Senwyr. Two interior views - 1,
2. All © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Link.
Llansantffraid, Ceredigion,
St. Ffraed or St.
Bride. SN 5125 6749. © Graeme Harvey.
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II* listed. An enclosure in the churchyard has a separate
grade II listing.
Llansantffraid-Cwmdeuddwr, Powys, St. Bride (CiW). © John Bowdler. Another view,
© Gerard Charmley (2011).
Llansantffraed-Juxta-Usk, Powys, the church variously referred to as St.
Freida, St. Fraed, St. Bridget or St. Bride. Dating from the mid-1880's, it had
a medieval predecessor. Two additional views -
1,
2. SO 1222 2349.
All © Paul Wood (2016).
Link.
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Powys.
Llansawel,
Carmarthenshire,
the Parish Church, St. Sawel. SN 6203 3625.
©
Gerard Charmley (2011).
Grade II listed.
Bethel Calvinistic
Methodist Chapel. The date-stone has dates 1749 and 1829. SN 6204 3648.
©
Gerard Charmley (2011).
Grade II listed.
Shiloh Independent Chapel
(1868).
SN 6176 3620. ©
Gerard Charmley (2011).
Llanspyddid, Powys, St. Cattwyg.
Another view, and the
porch. SO 0118 2819.
All © Paul Wood (2017).
Link1.
Link2.
Coflein entry.
Llanstadwell, Pembrokeshire, St. Tudwal. Interior view and the
font. SM 955 050. Link.
Mission Hall (1888) at Hazelbeach. SM 946 048. All © Mike Berrell (2009).
Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire,
St. Stephen (or St. Ysytffan). Previously in the "Unknown" section, this old postcard from Reg Dosell's Collection was identified
by Janet Gimber and Garry Barr. SN 3501 1071. A modern view,
© Peter Morgan (2011).
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II* listed. Bethany Baptist Chapel (1833, re-built 1866).
SN 3522 1100. © Peter Morgan (2011). Bethel Independent Chapel (1865).
SN 3509 1104. © Peter Morgan (2011). Moriah Calvinistic Methodist Chapel bears dates 1804, 1837, 1871 and
1910.
SN 3507 1133. © Peter Morgan (2011). Link.
Coflein. Old O.S. maps mark
Meth. Chap. a little way west of St. Stephen
at SN 3482 1068. It had been demolished by 1950, and the housing on the
site was seen by Streetview
in 2021.
Llantarnam, Torfaen, t. Michael and
All Angels (CiW).
ST 3070 9315. ©
David Roberts.
Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listed. For related listed features, see
here. Llantarnam Abbey
Church. Another view.
ST 3117 9289. Both © Janet Gimber (2023), who
advises that the last of the nuns left fairly recently and the buildings
are being converted into a private hospital. Some interior views can be
seen
here. Its
grade II* listing describes the Abbey as a 16th century house built on the
site of a Cistercian Abbey. The church is evidently much more recent. Other
related listed features can be seen
here.
Llanteg, Pembrokeshire, the remains of Llanteague Congregational Chapel (1889). Closed in 2000, the chapel was largely demolished, but
the lower courses were left in situ. © Peter Morgan (2011).
Link1.
Link2. St. Elidyr (aka Crunwere Church), declared redundant in 2009.
Link. © Peter Morgan (2011).
Two further views - 1,
2,
two interior views - 1,
2,
pulpit,
font, and the
window over the altar, all © Ruth Roberts. The demolished Mountain Chapel.
SN 175 100. © Ruth Roberts.
Llanteglos, Pembrokeshire, the former Zoar Baptist Chapel (1854), now a funeral home. SN 171 096. © Mike Berrell (2011).
Llanthony, Monmouthshire,
the Priory. SO 2887 2788. From an old
postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. Three modern views - 1, 2,
3, all © Gerard Charmley (2010).
Four more views - 1,
2,
3,
4, all
© Christopher Skottowe (1964).
Link.
Grade I listed.
St. David.
Another view, and an interior view.
SO 2884 2782. All © Gerard
Charmley (2010).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed.
Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire, St. Teilo. Interior view (note
the doorway in the wall, former access to a gallery, and better seen here), and a superb
carved stone slab, set into the floor, all ©
Janet Gimber (2014).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Llantood, Pembrokeshire,
St. Illtyd (1884). SN 1554 4192. © Mike
Berrell (2010). Mike has advised that the church closed in January 2014. A storm
later caused the bell-cote to collapse.
Storm damage, © Neil Floyd.
Link.
Llantrisant,
Isle of Anglesey, 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.
Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
Llantrithyd, Vale of Glamorgan, St.
Illtyd.
© Gerard Charmley.
Llantwit Fadre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, the now-derelict Trinity Forward Movement Hall (Presbyterian, 1913). © Gervase N. E. Charmley.
Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan.
Llantysilio,
Denbighshire, St. Tysilio.
Another view, and the
interior. SJ 1941 4355. All © Iain
Taylor (2016).
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II* listed. The lych-gate and several monuments are also
listed
here.
Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd,
St. Deiniol. SH 874
303. © Eirian Evans. The
grade II* listing says that it dates from 1873, its medieval predecessor
having been demolished the previous year.
Coflein entry. Ainon Baptist Chapel (1840 -
date-stone). SH 8700 2977. Both © Peter Morgan (2014).
The Coflein entry dates it to 1840, with "modifications" in 1887.
Grade II* listing.
Hen Gapel, at
Werglodd. Notice -
which Howard Richter advises refers to temporary closure of the building for
refurbishment works.
SH 8685 3103. Both © Peter Morgan (2012).
Coflein entry. Grade II listing,
which provides a date of 1871, for this, the third chapel on the site. The
attached manse (seen here on
a 2011 Streetview) is also listed, as
grade II. Howard Richter advises of three other chapels, two converted to
other uses, and one demolished. Capel Glanaber (Calvinistic
Methodist) stood at SH 8749 3017. A 2016 Streetview of the site can be seen
here, and the Coflein entry
here, which dates it to 1872. Its date-stone, presumably rescued from the
demolition, has been built into a wall (seen
here on Streetview) - note the
spelling "Glan Aber". Y Pandy Chapel was
Calvinistic Methodist, and has been converted to residential use. SH 8777 2995.
The
Coflein entry (which has a good selection of photographs) dates it to 1805,
with an enlargement in 1930, and conversion "by 1995". The burial grounds
survives, and has grade II listings for the
entrance gateway, and the
grave of Sir
Owen Morgan Edwards. Ysgoldy Independent Chapel
(Streetview) stands at SH
8768 3002. The
Coflein entry dates it to circa 1900, advises that it was still active in
1997, and that it had been converted to a children's activity centre by 2003.
Llanycil, St. Beuno. SH 915 349. © Eirian Evans.
As the
grade II listing explains, the building (which incorporates parts of the
medieval church) dates from 1881.
Coflein entry.
Llanvetherine, Monmouthshire, the former Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel (1842 -
date-stone - though not, I suspect, original), now a private residence. ©
Janet Gimber (2014).
Llanveynoe, Herefordshire, St. Beuno and St. Peter
(C). SO 3030 3136. ©
Paul Wood (2002). Two additional views -
1,
2, and the 10th century
cross in the churchyard. All ©
Paul Wood (2016).
Inside are two early carved stones, a crucifixion and a cross, speculatively
dated here to
the 6th or 7th century. © Christopher
Skottowe (1979).
Link.
Grade II listed. The churchyard cross is listed separately, also as
grade II.
Llanwarne,
Herefordshire, Christ Church.
Another view.
Grade II listed. The ruins of St. John
the Baptist. Another view, and a
stone-carved coat of arms.
Link.
Grade II* listed. All
© Janet Gimber (2017).
Llanwenog, Ceredigion,
St. Gwenog.
Interior view.
SN 4939 4553. Both
© Gerard Charmley (2011).
Another view and
interior view, both © Mike Berrell
(2012).
Link.
Coflein - note the photo of the remarkable font on the Images tab.
Grade I listed. About a mile to the S.S.W. stands
Capel Bryn-Teg (Independent).
Coflein
dates it to 1838. SN 4854 4390. © Gerard Charmley (2011).
Llanwern, Newport, St. Mary the Virgin. Another view. The tall cross marks
the grave of Lord Rhondda, who was in the WW1 government as Food Controller. Interior view. Both © Gerard
Charmley. Llanwinio,
Carmarthenshire, St. Gwynno.
Coflein dates
it to 1845, on a medieval site. SN 2611 2647. © Mike Berrell (2015).
Link.
Llanwnda, Pembrokeshire, St. Gwyndaf (CiW).
Interior view. SM 932 396.
Capel Y Bedyddwyr Harmony
(Baptist, dating from 1913). SM 903 383. All © Mike Berrell.
Llanwnnen, Ceredigion, St. Lucia
and St. Gwynin. SN 5332 4727. © Mike Berrell.
Another view, © Neil
Floyd.
Link1.
Link2.
Coflein.
Grade II listed. A churchyard monument also has a
grade II listing.
Llanwonno (CiW),
Rhondda Cynon Taff, St. Gwynno.
Another view.
ST 0301 9561. Both © David Rowlands.
Link.
Coflein.
Grade II listed. A graveslab is also listed, as
grade II.
Llanwrthwl, St. Gwrthwl.
Another view, and the supposed
prehistoric stone in the churchyard.
SN 9757 6373. U.R.C. SN 9768 6348.
All © Paul Wood (2017).
Llanwrtyd, Powys, St. David.
Another view, and a "pillar
stone", believed to be of 7th - 9th century date. The church is said to be
of 6th or 7th century foundation. SN 8636 4779. All © Paul Wood (2017).
Link
(many more photos).
Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Bethesda Calvinistic Methodist Chapel (1808, re-built 1867, enlarged 1907). SN 878 466. ©
Mike Berrell. Another view, © Janet Gimber (2014). An earlier Methodist meeting place survives, though not
obvious to the casual viewer. In what is now the Drovers Rest Tea Rooms is a cellar, used by the first
Methodists during the 19th century, as described on a plaque.
Another view. All © Janet Gimber (2014).
Congregational Chapel. SN 880 468. © Mike Berrell.
Llanwddyn, Powys, St. Wddyn. Another view, two interior views -
1, 2, and the font. SJ 022 192.
Link. Bethel Chapel. Another view, and the
date-stone for 1874. SJ 016 191. All © Dennis Harper (2014).
Llanyblodwel, Shropshire, St. Michael the Archangel. Three additional views -
1, 2, 3. All © Peter
Morgan (2014). Link.
Grade I listed.
Llanybri, Carmarthenshire,
Holy Trinity (1851, restored 1891). SN 3353 1244. © Peter Morgan (2011).
Coflein. The
medieval church was situated in the village at SN 3371 1256.
Coflein, which calls it Yr
Hen Capel, as it was later used by a congregation of Independents, is
somewhat contradictory in saying that it was built on the site of the medieval
church, but also that the surviving ruins are the medieval church (which
seems to be correct). The Coflein Images tab has a photo of the old
church as it was before the 1974 fire which destroyed it. The remains were seen
by Streetview in 2021.
Capel Newydd - the date-stone bears dates 1814 for the foundation of the congregation, 1873, and 1959. The foundation stone has 1873.
SN 3390 1280. © Peter Morgan (2011).
Llanycefn, Pembrokeshire, the former St. Non, for sale in 2012. SN 097 238. © Mike Berrell (2010). Link.
Llanychaer, Pembrokeshire, St. David.
Three interior views - 1,
2,
3. SM 992 345.
Glandwr Capel y Bedyddwyr (1894).
Interior view (taken through a
window). SM 991 349. All © Mike Berrell (2010).
Llanychan, Denbighshire,
St. Hychan. Reputedly founded
in the 5th century, its
grade II* listing
dates the building to the 15th century and later.
SJ 1144 6214. © Eirian Evans.
Link.
Coflein.
Llanycil, Gwynedd, St. Beuno. © Eirian Evans.
Llanycrwys, Carmarthenshire,
St. David.
Another view. SN 6451 4531. Both © Chris Emms (2009). Link.
Coflein.
Grade II listed.
Llanymynech, Powys, St. Agatha on Rectory Lane. SJ 268 208. © Mike Berrell (2010). Three additional views -
1, 2, 3, all © Dennis Harper
(2014).
Link. Presbyterian Church of
Wales on Chapel Lane. SJ 267 207. © Mike Berrell (2010).
Llanynis, Powys, St. David. SN 9983
5086. © Paul Wood (2017).
Link. The very
brief
Coflein entry.
Llanynys, Denbighshire,
St. Saeran. Like Llanychan,
it's supposed to be of a very early foundation, though nothing pre-medieval survives.
SJ 1032 6268. © Eirian Evans.
Link.
Coflein.
Grade I listed. Several churchyard tombs are also listed
here.
Llanyre, Powys, St. Llyr. SO 043 624. © Bruce
Read.
Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd, St. John the Baptist. © Bill
McKenzie. Moriah Calvinistic
Methodist Chapel. The present building dates from 1936 (to a design by
Sir Clough
Williams-Ellis) replacing an earlier one of 1866 on a different site (at SH
4744 3852), and
which had been destroyed by a fire in 1936. Two further views -
1,
2. SH 4749 3743. All
© Howard Richter (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The 1886 chapel can be seen on this
old photo, at the
extreme right. Planning permission for building a house on the site was granted
in 2000, and the house can be seen
here, in a Google Maps view of 2011. Another chapel stood at SH 4528 3808,
west of the town.
Coflein gives it a building date of 1804, with a re-build in 1868, and
conversion to residential use in the early 20th century.
It's now known as
Hen-Gapel.
Llanywern, Powys, St. Brynach. © Martin Briscoe.
Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire, St. Aidan. From an
old postcard in Reg Dosell's
Collection.
Llechryd, Ceredigion.
Llethrach
(west of Carmarthen),
Carmarthenshire, Cana Congregational Chapel,
which dates from 1862 as a re-build of a chapel of 1821. SN 3501 1922. © Peter Morgan (2011). Coflein.
Llidiart y Parc, Denbighshire,
the former Beulah Chapel (1905), now a private residence. Curiously, it
doesn't appear on an large scale O.S. map revised in 1910 and published in 1914.
And on a later map of 1953, the Chapel label is attached to the adjacent row of
houses, and the chapel building is still not shown. Is there more going on here
than is apparent?
Another view. SJ 1189 4336. Both © Peter Morgan (2012).
Lligwy, Isle
of Anglesey, 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 the
Anglesey page).
Grade II listed.
LLoc, Flintshire, Sion Chapel.
This is named as Wesleyan Meth. on the 1894 map, and as Mount Zion
on a list of Methodist churches and chapels in 1940. SJ 137 770. © Carl
Hogan (2010).
Link (scroll to the bottom).
Coflein entry.The former Penygelli Welsh Baptist Chapel, now in residential use. SJ 139 769. © Carl
Hogan (2014).
Llowes, Powys, St. Meilig. Another view, and an
interior view. All © Tim Hollinghurst.
Link1. Link2.
Llwydcoed, Rhondda Cynon Taff, St. James (CiW). Nebo Welsh
Independent Church is closed. Both © Gerard Charmley.
Llwyncelyn, Ceredigion, Independent Chapel (date-stone, 1855).
Interior view. SN 4415 5947. Both © Mike Berrell (2011).
Coflein.
Grade II listed. The attached vestry is also listed as
grade II.
Llwyndafydd,
Ceredigion, Capel Llwyn Dafydd (Baptist, 1898). The
date-stone
also has dates 1779 and 1829. Interior view. SN 3703 5560. All © Mike Berrell (2011).
Coflein.
Llwyndyrys, Gwynedd, Capel Llwyndyrus
(Calvinistic Methodist), a 1902 re-building of an 1836 chapel.
Interior view. SH 3748 4096. Both
© Howard Richter (2016).
Link.
Llwynhendy, Carmarthenshire.
Llwynypia, Rhondda Cynon Taff, St. Cynon (CiW). A glimpse of
Salem Independent Chapel. Both © Gervase N. E. Charmley.
Llwyn-On, Merthyr Tydfil, Bethel
Baptist Chapel. Originally founded in 1799 in Twynyrodyn, it was removed and
re-erected at Llwyn-On in 1914.
© Eirian Evans.
Llwyn-y-Groes,
Ceredigion, the former Calvinistic Methodist Chapel,
now in secular use. It's dated by
Coflein
to circa 1880, with conversion in circa 1980. SN 5958 5645. © Mike Berrell (2012).
Llwyn-yr-hwrdd, Pembrokeshire, Independent Chapel. © Gerard Charmley.
Llyswen, Powys, St. Gwendoline. © Eirian
Evans.
Link.
Llysworney, Vale of Glamorgan, St. Tydfil (CiW, O). Another view, and an
interior view. SS 958 743. All
© Gerard Charmley (2011). Link.
Loanhead, Midlothian, the Parish
Church. © Bill Henderson. Link.
Lobhillcross,
Devon, the former
Broadley Chapel. It shows on older maps as
Wesleyan Methodist. SX 4623 8733. © Chris Kippin (2023).
Lochailort,
Highland. © Martin Briscoe.
Lochaline, Highland, Cill Cholumchille old parish
church. The old Free Church. Both © Martin
Briscoe.
Kiel Church, dating from 1898, replaced at least two earlier churches. © Angus Mackie of Scotland360 Images.
Link.
Lochawe, Argyll & Bute,
St. Conan's Kirk. Another view , and two interior views, 1, 2.
NN 115 267. All © Alan Blacklock. Another view, © Bill Henderson (2013),
and an old postcard, from Jim Parker's
Collection. Another interior view,
this one from an old postcard in
Paul E. Barnett's Collection. The
cloister, another three of the interior -
1,
2,
3, the
rose window,
organ, and the
figure of Robert the Bruce, with,
below it, a fragment of bone from his tomb at Dunfermline Abbey, all © Dennis
Harper (2019). Link.
Lochcarron, Highland, Lochcarron
East Church of Scotland (1834-6, no longer in use). NG 914 413.
Church of Scotland, originally
built as United Free Church (1909-10). NG 899 396.
Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
(1908). NG 896 395. Free Church of
Scotland. NG 896 395. Adjacent to it stands the former
Free Church of Scotland, and
Manse. NG 896 395. All © John Mackie (2010).
Lochearnhead, Stirling, St. Angus
(Episcopal, 1888). Two additional views - 1, 2. NN 5885 2323.
All © Dennis Harper (2013).
Link. Less
than half a mile south stands a former Church of Scotland,
now a private residence. NN 5894 2280. © Dennis Harper (2013).
Lochee, Dundee (City), Dundee - see Lochee.
Lochend, Highland, Bona Church of Scotland. NH 595 377. © John Mackie.
Link.
Lockengate, Cornwall, the former
Mission Church. Old maps show it to have been built between 1881 and 1907. This
source says
built 1889, sold in 1972. SX 0330
6138. © Paul E. Barnett (2016).
Lochgair, Argyll & Bute. © Martin Briscoe.
Lochgelly, Fife.
Lochgilphead, Argyll & Bute.
Lochgoilhead, Argyll & Bute. © Bill
McKenzie.
Lochinver, Highland.
Lochmaben, Dumfries & Galloway, Church of Scotland. ©
James Murray (2009).
Lochranza, Arran, North Ayrshire - see Arran.
Lockerbie, Dumfries & Galloway, Salvation Army Hall.
© Rob Brettle.
Lockerley, Hampshire, St. John. SU 299 266. Link.
Grade II listed. Baptist Church (built
as Providence Chapel in 1880).
SU 271 267. Both © Les Needham.
Locking, Somerset, St. Augustine.
Link.
RAF Locking Church (now closed along
with the base). ST 369 599.
Link. Both © Andrew
Ross.
Lockington, East Riding of Yorkshire, St. Mary. ©
James Murray.
Lockington, Leicestershire, St.
Nicholas, on Church Street. SK 465 273. © George Weston. Another view. © Mike Berrell (2011).
Three additional views - 1,
2,
3, all © Dennis Harper (2014).
Grade I listed.
Lockleaze, Bristol (City),
Bristol - see
Bristol.
Locks Heath, Hampshire, St. John the Baptist. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection.
Link.
Lockton, North Yorkshire, St. Giles. SE 843 900. © John Bowdler. Another view. © Colin
Waters Collection. Interior view. the
roof, and unusual font, all © John Bowdler.
Methodist Church, originally Primitive Methodist, inscribed 1898.
Another view. Both © John Bowdler.
Lockwood, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire - see Huddersfield.
Loddington,
Leicestershire, St. Michael. The
interior and font. All © David
Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Loddington, Northamptonshire, St. Leonard. ©
Steve Nurthen and Andy Jones.
Loddon, Norfolk,
Holy Trinity. The spectacular font.
Both © Iris Maeers.
Link1. Link2.
Grade I listed.
The former Primitive Methodist Chapel
(1899) is now home to (among others) the Christadelphians. TM 3621 9864.
© Carole Sage (2016).
Lode, Cambridgeshire,
Anglesey Abbey, the undercroft - the remaining
fragment of Anglesey Priory. TL 529 622. © Steve Bulman
(2012).
Grade I listed.
St. James on
High Street.
TL 5339 6269. © David Regan (2019).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade II listed, wherein it's dated to 1853. The churchyard war memorial is
listed as
grade II. Across the road, but set well back from it, is a former(?)
Baptist Chapel (distant 2010
Streetview). Its
grade II listing dates it to 1832. There's a good photo
here. TL 5329 6268.
Loders, Dorset, St. Mary Magdalene. Cris Tyler was trying to identify a church for a friend, which was thought might possibly
in the Leeds area). Phil Draper made the identification.
Link.
Grade I listed.
Lofthouse, North Yorkshire, Methodist Chapel. SE 101 735. © Steve Bulman.
Lofthouse, West Yorkshire, Christ Church
on Leeds Road. Dated
here to
1839-40. SE 3336 2594. © Bill Henderson. Two additional views -
1,
2, both
© David Regan (2021).
Link. Lofthouse Methodist Church
on Leeds Road. It was built as Wesleyan in 1840 (date-stone).
SE 3333 2577. Both © David Regan (2021).
Link.
Loftus, North Yorkshire.
Logie, Angus, the ruins of the former parish church. © Derek Robertson.
Logie, Fife, near Cupar, the Kirk. A
painting, dating from 1970. NO 403
203. Both © Susan Sinclair.
Logierait, Perth & Kinross, Parish Church. NN 967 520. © Jim Parker.
Link.
Login, Carmarthenshire,
Calfaria
Particular Baptist Chapel - built 1827, re-built 1877. The
doorway.
SN 1651 2339. Both © Ruth Roberts. A 2010 Streetview provides
another view.
Coflein.
Grade II listed. The former Cilymaenllwyd church
(St. Philip and St. James) at Llandre, west of Login. It's now in residential use.
Coflein dates it to 1843, on the site of a predecessor. SN 1535 2340. © Ruth Roberts.
Login, Ceredigion, Capel Blaen-y-Cefn.
Coflein says
it's a chapel of 1808, re-built in 1837, with later alterations.
Inscribed stone and the
interior. SN 2074 5034. All © Mike Berrell.
Lolworth, Cambridgeshire,
All Saints. TL
3688 6418. © Jim Rushton. Link.
Grade II* listed.
Londesborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, All
Saints. © James Murray.
London.
London Apprentice, Cornwall,
the former New Mills
Primitive Methodist Chapel, dated 1870, and now used as tourist accommodation. SX 0074
5018. © Paul E. Barnett (2015).
Link, which says it closed in 1993.
Londonthorpe,
Lincolnshire, St. John the Baptist.
Another view, two was memorials -
1, 2, two of the interior -
1,
2, and the
font. SK 9532 3802. All
© David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade II* listed. Old maps show a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel of 1838 on High
Road at SK 9528 3795. It still survives, and can be seen
here, on a 2011 Streetview.
Long Ashton, Somerset.
Long Bank, Worcestershire, the former
St. Mary. Another view. SO 762 743.
Both © Chris Kippin (2018).
Long Bennington, Lincolnshire,
St. Swithun. Two further views - 1,
2, two interior views - 1, 2,
the
altar and the font.
SK 8436 4387. All © David Regan (2012).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed. The Methodist
Church was built as Wesleyan in 1864.
Another view. SK 8350 4434. Both
© David Regan
(2019).
Link. Just a few yards to the south stands a former
Zion Primitive Methodist Chapel, at SK 8363 4429. It can be seen on a
2011 Streetview here. The My
Primitive Methodist
entry provides a date of 1868, with closure in the 1950's.
Long Bredy, Dorset, St. Peter. Another view,
interior view, and the font. All © Dennis Harper (2011).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Long Buckby, Northamptonshire.
Long Burton, Wiltshire, St. James. © Roger Jones.
Long Clawson, Leicestershire,
St. Remigius.
Another view. SK 7221 2718. Both © Dave Westrap.
Interior view, © Jim Rushton. Two
more interiors - 1,
2, and the
font, all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The
Baptist Church (1845) on Church
Lane. SK 7255 2739. The former Primitive
Methodist Chapel on Church Lane is now in
residential use. This
source provides dates of 1868-1950's. SK 7227 2729. The
Methodist Church on
Church Lane was originally Wesleyan. SK 7244
2739. Link. All
© David Regan (2020).
Long Compton, Warwickshire, St. Peter and St. Paul. Two interior views - 1,
2, the font, and sun-dial.
The unusual lych-gate was converted from the last surviving building of a row of cottages. SP 287 330. All © Steve
Bulman (2011). Grade I listed - link.
Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire,
St. Mary the
Virgin. SP 6984 0906. © Caroline Webb. Link.
Grade I listed. Our Lady of Light
(R.C.) on Chearsley Road, and its interior.
SP 6952 0885. Both © Marion
Hall.
Link. The Baptist Church is on High Street, at
SP 6958 0874. It was seen by
Streetview in 2011. Link.
The history page dates the
church to 1853. Older O.S. maps show a Primitive Methodist
Chapel on Sycamore Close at SP 6932 0867. Dated
here to 1866, it doesn't seem to have been active beyond the 1950's. It, or
the building which replaced it, was seen by
Streetview in 2010. There
was also a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel which stood on
Chearsley Road, dated
here to 1840-1920's, and where it also says that it had a smaller
predecessor of 1828 (though whether it was on the same or a different site is
not mentioned. SP 6949 0886.
Long Crichel,
Dorset, St. Mary the Virgin. ST 977 102. ©
Chris Kippin (2019).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Long Downs, Cornwall, the former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. It pre-dated a map of 1907. If anything of the chapel
survives, it's the protruding bit at the back. SW 7455 3415.
© Paul E. Barnett (2024).
Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
Long Framlington, Northumberland, St. Mary the Virgin. © Peter Morgan (2009).
Link. U.R.C. ©
Alan Blacklock.
Long Itchington, Warwickshire, dedicated to the Holy Trinity. SP 412 652. © Steve Bulman.
Another view, and an interior view, both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Congregational Chapel on
Church Road and Orchard Way. Two further views -
1,
2, (note the blocked
doorway at left). Evidently of at least two phases of construction, Howard has
been unable to find any history.
SP 408 652. All © Howard
Richter (2015).
Link.
Long Load, Somerset, the former Christ
Church. Its
grade II listing dates it to 1854-6, replacing a medieval predecessor.
Another view. ST 4649 2318. Both © Chris
Kippin (2021). Older maps mark a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
a little way north of the church, at ST 4655 2326. It pre-dates a map of 1887,
and seems to have gone out of use in the 1960's or 1970's. It may survive,
heavily altered, or be a new building in church-style built on the site. It can
be seen in a Streetview of 2009
here.
Long Marston, Hertfordshire, All Saints. SP 895 158. © Bill McKenzie. Another view.
The church dates from the 1880's, and was built to replace a medieval chapel of ease, of which only the 15th century
tower survives. SP 894 156. Both © Les Needham. The former Baptist Chapel, now in residential use, dates from
1863. SP 898 155. © Les Needham. Former Wesleyan Chapel (1864), now also a private residence. SP 898 157. © Les
Needham.
Long Marston, North Yorkshire, All Saints. © James Murray.
Long Marston, Warwickshire, St. James.
Interior view. SP 1527 4812. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Another view, © Graeme Harvey. Two
more views - 1,
2, both ©
Karel Kuča (2007), and the porch, © Peter Morgan (2022).
Link.
Grade I listed. Some tombs and headstones are listed separately
here.
Long Marton, Cumbria,
St. Margaret and
St. James (O). NY 6666 2399. Four further views -
1,
2,
3,
4.
All © Howard Richter (2014).
Interior
view, © Alan Marsden (2023). An old drawing made by Thomas Bland in the 1850's is
available here, reproduced by kind permission of
Carlisle Library. It's from the searchable Cumbria Image Bank, which can
be accessed here.
Link1.
Link2 with photos of the superb tympanums and other early fragments.
2013 news
item.
Grade I listed - which says that pre-Conquest fabric survives. The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
of 1818 (date-stone). NY 6667 2452.
Both © Howard
Richter (2014).
Grade II listed, as is the forecourt area in its own right -
grade II listed.
Long Melford, Suffolk, Holy Trinity. Another view. TL 865 468.
Both © Steve Bulman (2005). Another view, interior view, and the
famous "hare window", all © Simon Edwards (2012). An old postcard
view (photo taken in or before 1903), from Dave Westrap's Collection. Note the
different appearance of the tower, which was re-built in 1903.
Another old postcard (franked
1907), this one showing the interior. This is one of those old metallic
postcards, hence the poor image quality. From Steve Bulman's Collection.
Link1. Link2. Grade I listed -
link. U.R.C,
originally Congregational. TL 862 454.
© Steve Bulman (2005). Grade II listed - link. St. Catherine. TL 862 453. © Steve
Bulman (2005). Link.
Long Newnton, Gloucestershire, Holy Trinity. Another view, and an
interior view. The altar. ST 909 924. All © Dave Westrap (2010).
Link1. Link2.
Link3.
Long Preston, North Yorkshire, St.
Mary the Virgin. © John Balaam (1988).
Another view, © David Regan
(2015).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed.
Long Riston, East Riding of Yorkshire, St. Margaret. ©
James Murray.
Long Sutton, Lincolnshire,
St. Mary. From an old postcard, Geoff Watt's Collection. An
old postcard view, from Reg Dosell's Collection.
Two modern views - 1,
2, three interiors -
1,
2,
3, and the
font, all © David Regan (2016 and
2017).
Link.
Grade I listed. Baptist Church,
© David Regan (2017). Link.
Long Sutton, Somerset, Holy Trinity.
Interior view. Both © Carole Sarvis.
Link (follow the "Friends of LS
Church").
Long Whatton, Leicestershire,
All Saints.
Another view. SK 4823 2331. Both © David Regan (2012).
The west end and lych-gate,
© Peter Smith (2019).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The Methodist
Church. SK
4801 2340. © David Regan (2020). A
closer view, © Peter Smith (2022) who advises that the church was closed in
2020, and is now for sale - photos, including of the interior, can be seen
here. The predecessor of the present Methodist Church
stood on the same
site, but further back from the road. A photo of it can be seen on the church
website,
here.
It stood at SK 4798 2338, and the 25" O.S. map of 1903 tells us that it was
originally Wesleyan.
Link.
A former Baptist Chapel (1793-2016) stands off Main
Street at SK 4759 2357. It can be seen in the background on a 2016 Streetview
here. More photos and a good
history here.
Longbenton, Tyne & Wear.
Longborough, Gloucestershire, St. James, which
contains this fine monument. Both © John
Salmon.
Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, St. Peter
and St. Paul. Another view. A "gem of
a building" says Roger. Consecrated by Thomas Becket in 1162, the church
benefited from the generosity of the Thynne family of nearby Longleat House.
Both © Roger Hopkins (2010).
Interior view, © Simon Edwards
(2011).
Link. Grade II* listed -
link.
Longburton, St. James the Great. Interior view. Both © Marion Hall.
Link. Grade I
listed - link.
Longcot, Oxfordshire, St. Mary the Virgin. Another view and an
interior view, all © Simon Edwards. Grade II* listed -
link.
Longcross, Surrey, Christ Church. © Barbara
Barklem. SU 987 653.
Longden, Shropshire, St. Ruthen. © James
Murray.
Longdon, Staffordshire, St. James the Greater. ©
Bruce Read.
Longdon, Worcestershire, St. Mary. © Graeme Harvey (2012). Grade II* listed -
link.
Longdon upon Tern, Shropshire, St.
Bartholomew. SJ 622 154. © Len Brankin.
Longfield, Kent, St. Mary Magdalene. TQ 603
690. Link1.
Link2. Free Church (no longer extant). Both are from old
postcards courtesy of the Tony Larkin Collection. Probably the same building is the Longfield Bethel Free Church,
shown here more recently, and in a poor state. Another view. Both © Alan Taylor.
Longfield Hill, Kent, St. Mary Magdalene Mission Church (Anglican). © Dave Westrap. TQ 624 680. Link.
Longford, Co. Longford, St. Mel's Cathedral, which suffered a devastating fire in 2009. © Joseph Cantwell (2012).
Link.
Longford, Derbyshire,
St. Chad at Longford Hall.
Interior view. SK 2147 3823. Both © James Murray.
Link.
Grade I listed. For related listed features, see
here. The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
on Longford Lane. Dating from 1874, it closed in the mid-1990's, and was
converted to residential use. SK 2258 3709. © Richard Roberts (2014).
Longham, Dorset, U.R.C. © Gerard
Charmley (2010).
Link.
Longham, Norfolk,
St. Andrew and St. Peter. © Peter Morgan (2016). An
interior view, from an old postcard in
Judy Flynn's collection.
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Longhill, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire - see Hull.
Longhirst, Northumberland, St. John. © Sally
Funk.
Longhope, Gloucestershire, All Saints. © Graeme
Harvey.
Longhope, Orkney, (on South Walls), St. Columba
(Church of Scotland). ND 312 908. © Martin Briscoe.
Longhorsley, Northumberland, St. Helen. NZ 146 945. Link. Grade II
listed - link. St.
Thomas of Canterbury (R.C.). NZ 146 946. Grade II listed -
link. Both © Bill Henderson (2012).
Longhoughton, Northumberland, St. Peter and St. Paul. NU 242 151. © Peter Morgan (2009).
Another view, © Bill Henderson (2013). Link.
Grade I listed.
Longlane or Long Lane, Derbyshire, Christ Church
(1859). Interior view.
SK 2521 3802. Both © Richard Roberts (2014).
Link.
Grade II listed - dates it to 1859. The former Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel (1858) on Long Lane, now in residential use. It appears to
have gone out of use in the first half of the last century. SK 2523 3806.
© Richard Roberts (2014).
Link.
Longley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire - see Huddersfield.
Longleys, Perth & Kinross, Kinloch Mausoleum (1861). Previously in the "Unknown" section, what was assumed to be a church was
identified as the mausoleum by Simon Davies, Greg Mishevski, and Brian Curtis.
Two further views - 1, 2. All © Kevin Price (2012).
Link. Grade B listed -
link, which also says that the mausoleum stands on the
site of St. Mary's Chapel.
Longney, Gloucestershire, St. Lawrence. © Graeme
Harvey. Another view, and an interior view, both © Simon Edwards (2012).
Link. Grade I listed -
link.
Longnor, Shropshire, St. Mary.
Interior view. Both © James Murray.
Longnor, Staffordshire, St. Bartholomew
on Church Street.
Interior view.
Statue of St. Bertram, "first
evangelist of the moorland".
SK 0887 6498.
All © James Murray. Another view, © Les Needham.
Another view, the
font, and the
list of vicars, which commences in
1554, all © Steve Bulman (2018).
Link.
Wesleyan Chapel, © James Murray.
Longparish,
Hampshire, St. Nicholas. SU 425 439. © Chris Kippin.
Link.
Grade I listed.
Longridge, Lancashire.
Longridge, West Lothian, Longridge
Parish Church (CoS) on Main Street. © Jim Parker (2016).
Link.
Longrock, Cornwall,
the former Wesleyan Chapel
of 1888. This
source says it was also known as Tolverth Chapel, and closed in 1993 or
1994. SW
5022 3151. © Paul E. Barnett (2014).
Longsdon, Staffordshire, St. Chad. SJ 959 546. Link.
The former St. James' Chapel, now a private residence. Both © Chris Emms (2009).
The former Methodist Chapel, now a
private residence. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009).
Longsight,
Manchester, Greater Manchester.
Longsleddale, Cumbria, St. Mary (opened in 1864). It is on the site of an earlier church of 1712. NY 501 029. ©
Howard Richter (2015). Link.
Longstanton, Cambridgeshire, St.
Michael, a thatched church. Another view, and the
well in the churchyard. Two
interior views - 1,
2, the
chancel and the
font. The church is now looked
after by the Churches Conservation Trust.
TL 4029 6585. All © David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade II* listed. A well and wellhead in the churchyard are jointly listed
as
grade II. All Saints
on Rampton Road. Another view,
two of the interior - 1,
2, the
chancel and the C15
font. The fine
tomb is of
Sir
Thomas Hatton and his wife. TL 398 664. All
© David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade I listed. Older O.S. maps show a
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
(2021 Streetview) on Over Road. It pre-date's a map of 1887 and is now in
secular use. TL 3949 6692.
Longstock,
Hampshire, St. Mary. SU 3589 3708. ©
Chris Kippin.
Grade II listed.
The former Primitive Methodist Chapel.
The My Primitive Methodists
entry for this chapel gives a date of 1878 for its opening, and closure in
1965. SU 3577 3693. © Chris Kippin (2020).
Longstowe, Cambridgeshire,
St. Mary the Virgin.
Another view. TL 3106 5543. Both © Jim Rushton.
Another view, © James Murray. Link.
Grade II* listed.
Longton, Lancashire, St. Andrew. © Alan
Hopkins. Link.
St. Oswald (R.C.).
© Alan Hopkins. Interior view, ©
John Balaam (2012). Longton Methodist Church, built as
Wesleyan, in 1872. © Alan Hopkins.
Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Longtown,
Cumbria,
Our Lady of Good Counsel (R.C.). Its Genuki
entry says it was closed in 2009. NY 3812 6863.
© Philip Kapp. The parish church is listed under Arthuret, on the
Cumbria page. The
former Methodist Church stands at NY 3806 6846. The
1900 25" O.S. map labels it as Methodist Church (Free United). The building can
be seen here from Albert
Street, and here, from
English Street, both on 2016 Streetviews. A
News item about its 2019 closure includes a photo.
St.
Andrew (CoS) off Bridge Street is a former United Secession Church (later
United Presbyterian) of 1834. Set well back from the road, some more photos are
available
here. NY 3788 6886.
© Alan Marsden (2023).
Grade II listed. Marked on the 25" map is a Chap. on Netherby Street.
This must
be the Scottish Presbyterian chapel of 1799 mentioned
here. It
survives (or was replaced by a building with the same footprint), and can be
seen on Streetview here. NY
3794 6875. The Salvation Army is known to have had
a presence here in 1890, but where they were based isn't known.
Longtown, Herefordshire, the former St. Peter. Another
view. SO 3216 2905. Both © Chris Kippin (2023). Link.
Grade II listed.
The Baptist Church is on Llanwonog
Lane. It has a date-stone for
1843, which calls it Salem. SO 3217 2929.
Both © Chris Kippin (2023).
The former Ebenezer Primitive Methodist
Chapel. It's dated
here to 1889. SO 3261 2842. © Chris Kippin (2023).
Longwell Green, Gloucestershire, United Church (All Saints) on Bath Road.
Originally the Anglican All Saints, the Methodists have been sharing the church
as an ecumenical partnership for over 40 years.
Link.
Mustard Tree Community Church
on Watson's Road. Old maps show this as Longwell Green Mission.
Link. The former
Methodist Church on
Shellards Road, now in residential use. This seems to have originally been the
Sunday School for the Methodist Free Church, but at some point their rôles were
reversed. The National Archive holds records for Longwell Green Methodist Church
up to 1964. The former
Methodist Free Church on Bath Road, now in commercial use. The
site of a demolished Mission
Hall on Bath Road. Old maps (100 years or more) show it as standing roughly
where the middle house now is. All © Janet Gimber (2018).
Longwood, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire - see Huddersfield.
Looe, Cornwall.
Loose, Kent, All Saints. Former Baptist
Church (now Loose Church Centre; thanks to Geoff Watt for advising its
current status). Both © Ann Gould. Baptist
Church. TQ 768
531. © Geoff Watt.
Loppington, Shropshire, St. Michael
and All Angels. SJ 471 292. © Dave Westrap.
Link.
Lordship, Co. Louth, St. Mary (R.C., 1834). J 140 069. © Gerard Close (2012).
Lorton, Cumbria,
St. Cuthbert. © Steve Bulman. NY 1551
2597. Another view, © Bill McKenzie.
The former Methodist Chapel of 1840 was originally
Wesleyan, and stands at NY 1604 2580. It can be seen on a 2018 Streetview
here.
Grade II listed.
Lorum, Co. Carlow,
St. Laserian (CoI). It's dated
here to circa 1830, where it also says that it stands on or near to the site
of, a medieval church and monastery. SF 6693 1871. © Liam Murphy. In the
churchyard are the remains of what the source already quoted from says are the
remains of a post-medieval
church (2009 Streetview). SF 6687 1872.
Loscoe, Derbyshire,
St. Luke (1938, locked) on Heanor
Road. Beset by trees, it's difficult to photograph well.
Another view. This
door has what appears to be a lamda-omega
sign above it. I think this has to be a stylised alpha-omega, but do you know
better? SK 4248 4746. All © Richard Roberts (2014).
Link.
Loscoe Baptist Church
(1722, extensively remodelled in 1848) on High Street and Loscoe-Denby Lane.
Originally built as Presbyterian for a congregation founded in 1662 as a
splinter from Wirksworth Parish Church, it was sold in 1782 to a General Baptist
congregation. SK 4223 4778. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2013).
Another view, © Richard Roberts (2014).
Facebook.
Lossiemouth, Moray.
Lostock Gralam, Cheshire,
St. John the Evangelist. SJ 6917 7480. © Bruce Read.
Link. A
Methodist Church stands on Manchester Road. It was originally Wesleyan, and
Genuki dates it to 1894. SJ 6834 7461. © Bruce Read. A little way south, in the hamlet of Lostock Green, is another Methodist Church,
originally Wesleyan.
Genuki says "founded in 1894". It was seen by
Streetview in 2023. SJ
6955 7354.
Lostock Hall, Lancashire,
St. James (1891-2) on Moss Lane. SD 5467 2563. © Peter Morgan.
Another view,
© Mike Berrell
(2016). Link.
The
Methodist Church (1866-2010) on
Watkin Lane was built as United Methodist.
© Peter Morgan. Another view.
Assuming the 1866 date is correct, a
date-stone for 1904 must refer to an extension or re-build.
Both © Mike Berrell
(2016). News item on proposed use following closure.
Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Gerard Majella (R.C.)
on Lourdes Avenue. SD 544 259. © Peter Morgan. Another view,
© John Balaam (2014). Three interiors -
1,
2,
3. Plaques date the
blessing of the tower and
extension (presumably soon after building) to 1963, and another dates the
consecration (when all monies
owed for the building had been paid) to 1965. All
© Mike Berrell
(2016).
Link.
Lostwithiel, Cornwall.
Lothmore, Highland, the closed Loth Parish Church (CoS, 1822). It was sold by the church in 1984. NC 971 114. © Martin Briscoe.
Two additional views - 1, 2. © Martin Richter (2013).
Link1 (with a photo of the interior above the false ceiling).
Link2. Link3, which says that there was
at one point three chapels in the parish, but no trace (other than the burial grounds) remains of two.
Grade A listed.
Lothersdale, North Yorkshire, Christ Church (1838). SD 963 460. © Stuart Mackrell.
Another view, and two interior views - 1, 2, all © Mike
Berrell (2013).
Link. Bethel Methodist Chapel (1851).
SD 952 460. © Mike Berrell (2013).
Lottisham, Somerset, Blessed Virgin Mary
(or St. Mary) on Lottisham Road, and its
interior. ST 5702 3507. © Chris Kippin (2020).
Link.
Lough Derg, Co. Donegal, Basilica of St. Patrick (1930). A place of pilgrimage for over 1500 years, photography is not
allowed on the island, so this was taken from the opposite shore. H 083 733. Link. For those unable to make the journey
across to the island, St. Brigid's Chapel of Ease was built. J 090 732. Both © Gerard Close (2013).
Lough Eske, Co. Donegal, Christ Church
(CoI). © Graeme Harvey.
Loughall, Co. Armagh, St. Luke (CoI). H 900 517.
St.
Patrick (R.C.). H 898 523. Presbyterian Church. H 880 539. Both © Gerard Close.
Loughan, Co. Derry, St. Paul (CoI).
C 878 288. © Gerard Close (2011).
Loughborough, Leicestershire.
Loughgiel, Co. Antrim, All Saints (CoI, 1846). D 068 242.
St. Patrick (R.C.). D 082 253. Both © Gerard Close (2012).
Loughgilly, Co. Armagh, St. Patrick (CoI). H 989 381. © Gerard Close (2011).
Loughmacrory, Co. Tyrone, St. Mary (R.C.). 577 757. © Gerard Close.
Loughmore, County Antrim, Presbyterian
Church. © Jack Storey.
Loughor, Swansea.
Loughrea, County Galway, St. Brendan
Cathedral (R.C.). © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Link.
The former
St. Brendan (CoI). This photo was taken in the 1990's, before it was
converted to a public library. © Alistair Quinlan.
Loughton, Shropshire, the church (no dedication).
Another view. SO 6156 8299. Both ©
Paul Wood (2015).
Link.
Grade II listing, which dates it to 1622.
Louisburg, County Mayo, St. Patrick
(R.C.).
Louth, Lincolnshire.
Love
Clough, Lancashire, the long-gone Providence Chapel.
Another view. Nigel explains that it
was originally built in 1846 as a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel and school house. In
1871 a new chapel was built, the earlier one having proved too small. It closed
in 1961, and demolished in 1967. Both from old postcards in Nigel Birch's
Collection.
Lover, Wiltshire, St. Mary. SU
2111 2016. © Chris Kippin (2023). Link.
Grade II listed - where it's dated to 1837.
Loveston, Pembrokeshire, (near Reynalton), St. Leonard. Two interior views - 1, 2. SN
084 085. Bethel Baptist Chapel (1906). Two interior views -
1, 2. SN 077 088. All © Mike Berrell (2011).
Lovington,
Somerset, St. Thomas à Becket (or St. Thomas of Canterbury).
Interior view. ST 5967 3083.
Grade II* listed. The former
Providence Chapel (Bible Christian, later Wesleyan) stands a little way
north of the village. This
source dates the congregation to 1886, when it took over a slightly older
chapel, but it was re-built in 1896-7. ST 5938 3146. All © Chris Kippin (2020).
Low Bentham, North Yorkshire, St. John the Baptist.
Interior view, the
font and cover. Grade II* listed -
link. The former Methodist Church, built as Wesleyan in 1886.
All © Dennis Harper (2012).
Low Bradley, West Yorkshire, Methodist
Church. SE 003 484. © Michael Bourne.
Low Brownside (south of
Alston), Cumbria, the former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, as seen by Streetview in
2010. It's date-stone for 1818 can be seen, which calls it Ebenezer. This
source dates it to 1849 however (was the date-stone retained from a
predecessor? NY 7100 4420. It also says that it was closed "between 1963 and
1980".
Low Burnham, Lincolnshire, Burnham Methodist Chapel (1872). © James Murray.
Low Catton, East Riding of Yorkshire, All Saints. © David Regan (2012).
Link1. Link2.
Grade I listed.
Low Ham,
Somerset, The-Church-in-the-Field (no dedication, K), on New Way. Two interiors
- 1,
2. ST 43240 29097. All © Mike Berrell
(2016).
Grade I listed.
Low Hameringham, Lincolnshire,
the former Primitive Methodist Chapel. Its My Primitive Methodists
entry dates it to 1863-5, a replacement for an earlier chapel of 1840 in
Hameringham - it may be no coincidence that the Wesleyan Chapel in Hameringham
(for which see the Lincolnshire page) is also dated
1840, so may originally have been P.M. and transferred to the Wesleyans when
their new chapel opened. TF 3062 6606.
© David Regan
(2020).
Low Hesket, Cumbria, the
former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (now Wesley House), as seen by
Streetview in 2021. This source dates it to 1869/70 to 1982. NY 4670 4606.
Low Marishes, North Yorkshire, St. Francis. Note OS maps say Low Marishes, but the
church's own website just has Marishes. © Colin Waters Collection (2010). Link.
Low Marnham, Nottinghamshire, the redundant St. Wilfrid. Another view,
interior view, the altar and the
font. A door with slightly asymmetrical ogee mouldings is unusual -
is the stonework re-used? All © David Regan (2011). Grade I listed - link1.
Link2.
Low Row, CUmbria, the
former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (2022 Streetview). Originally of 1866, the
congregation had previously met in a schoolroom, and the chapel finally closed
in 1975
(source). NY 5866 6340.
Low Row, North Yorkshire.
Low Toynton, Lincolnshire, St. Peter
(no longer used). © Dave Hitchborne.
Low
Worsall, North Yorkshire, All Saints (1894). © Alan Blacklock. Grade II listed -
link.
Low Wray, Cumbria,
St. Margaret of Antioch, which stands a little way S.W of Wray Castle.
Another view. NY 3722 0076. Both © Tom Halstead.
Another view,
©
John Balaam (2017). The church was open for the 2024
English Heritage open days, so we visited. The guide explained that it has been
permanently closed since before 2010, and was open this year as it's likely to
be sold before too long. The porch
doorway, war memorial,
sun-dial, two of the interior -
1,
2, three windows -
1,
2,
3, the
organ and the
font, all © Steve Bulman (2024).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Lowca, Cumbria,
the former
Methodist Church. For sale in 2010, with permission to demolish. As can be seen
from a 2017 Streetview,
demolition hadn't happened by then, and it looks as if it has been converted to
residential use. NX 9833 2154.
© Steve Bulman.
Lowdham, Nottinghamshire,
St. Mary. SK 6628
4683. © David Regan (2011).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed. The Independent
Primitive Methodist Chapel on Main Street was built as Primitive Methodist
in 1844.
SK 6699
4638. © David Regan (2020). Link1.
Link2 includes an interior photo. A Wesleyan Methodist
Chapel once stood on Ton Lane at SK 6656 4653. Wikipedia dates it to
1826-1986. Now demolished, its site can be seen
here on a 2014 Streetview.
Lower Benefield, Northamptonshire, St. Mary. ©
Richard Higgins. Photo link is to an external website with a number of photos of this church.
Link.
Lower
Bentley, Worcestershire, St. Mary (1874-5), and its
interior. SO 9821 6593. Both ©
Richard Roberts (2021).
Link.
Lower Ballinderry, County Antrim, Moravian
Church. © Jack Storey.
Lower Basildon, Berkshire,
St. Bartholomew - now in the care of the
Churches Conservation Trust. SU 6116 7927. From an old
postcard in Judy Flynn's collection.
Link.
Grade I listed.
Lower Brailes, Warwickshire, dedicated to St.
George. SP 315 393. © Steve Bulman. Another
view. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, interior view, the tower,
porch and sundial, a very worn
tomb, the font, a carriage
(once used for carrying coffins?), an old chest, the altar, and the
window behind, sedilia, and a
side chapel, all © John Bowdler (2009). St. Peter and St. Paul
(R.C.) occupies the upper floor of this building. © John Bowdler (2009). Two interior views - 1,
2, both © John Bowdler (2009). Link, which
says that this is one of the oldest post-Reformation Catholic churches in England.
Lower Breinton, Herefordshire, St. Michael.
SO 473 395. © Chris Kippin.
Another view, ©
Paul Wood (2017).
Link
(scroll down).
Grade II listed.
Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, Christ Church (C) on Church Lane.
Another view. SO 811 573. Both ©
Dennis Harper (2018). Link.
Lower Brockhampton,
Herefordshire, the medieval chapel ruin on the Brockhampton Estate (National
Trust). Another view, the "interior"
and a font. All © Dennis Harper
(2016). Link.
Lower Broughton, Salford, Greater Manchester - see
Salford.
Lower Bunbury, Cheshire,
Trinity
Methodist Church on Bunbury Lane. It's labelled on older maps as Wesleyan.
Genuki
says "founded in 1806" though the present building is evidently later than this. SJ 5649 5770. © Les Needham.
Lower Cam, Gloucestershire, St. Bartholomew. ©
Graeme Harvey.
Lower Carvan, Pembrokeshire, Carvan Chapel (1797). Three interior views -
1, 2, 3. SN 175 141. All ©
Mike Berrell (2011).
Lower Catesby, Northamptonshire, St. Mary and St. Edmund (C).
Another view. Both © John Bowdler (2013).
Lower Chapel, Powys,
St. Michael and All
Angels. Two interior views - 1,
2. SO 028 359. All © Mike Berrell
(2013). Another view,
© Paul Wood (2016).
Link.
Bethesda Chapel (Presbyterian Church of Wales). SO
028 357. © Mike Berrell (2013).
Link.
Lower Cumberworth,
West Yorkshire, the Methodist
Church on Cumberworth Lane, which was originally Primitive Methodist. It's dated
here to 1851. © David Regan (2021). David's photo is actually of the rear of
the church, on Top Road. The front of the church can be seen in a
Streetview from 2019.
Link.
Lower Darwen, Lancashire. -see
Darwen.
Lower Dunsforth, North Yorkshire, St. Mary. © David Regan (2011).
Link.
Lower Eythorne, Kent, St. Peter & St.
Paul. TR 279
496. © Geoff Watt.
Lower Failand,
Somerset - see Failand, on the Somerset page.
Lower Goldstone, Kent, the disused Mission Hall. At the time of the photograph it
was still owned by the Church, but rented out as storage. Can you advise if it still survives? © Alan K. Taylor (1990's).
Lower Gornal, Dudley, West Midlands.
Lower Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire,
St. Mary the Virgin, now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. TL 1107
3525. ©
Bill McKenzie.
Link.
Grade I listed.
Lower Gresham, Norfolk, Methodist
Chapel on Sustead Road. It was built as Primitive Methodist in 1871, and
re-furbished in 1999. TG 175 382. © Richard Roberts (2018).
Lower Halstow, Kent, St. Margaret
of Antioch. TQ 860675. Former chapel. Now used as a workshop.
TQ 855 673. Janet Gimber has advised the following history - it started as Ebenezer Wesleyan Methodist, then became Bible
Christian, and finished as Lower Halstow Methodist Church. Both © Geoff Watt.
Lower Hardres, Kent, St. Mary. TR
152 532. © Geoff Watt.
Lower Hawthwaite, Cumbria,
the remains of Scroggs Baptist Chapel (1701-1823), a plant from Tottlebank
Baptist Church. It stands about a mile and a half from
Broughton in Furness, on the left hand side of the Coniston Road. From the
description in this
history (.pdf) of the chapel, and a sheepfold shown on the 25" O.S. map of
1912, I think its grid reference is SD 2244 8945. See also Ulpha, on the
Cumbria page. © Alan Marsden (2020).
Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire, dedicated to
St. Mary.
SP 485 249.
© Steve Bulman.
Lower
Langford, Somerset, St. Mary (1900).
Link. Langford Evangelical Church
was built as New Independent Chapel in 1846, with help from the Bristol
Itinerant Society. It joined with the Congregational Union for some time, but
became independent again in 1968.
Link. Both © Carole Sage
(2016).
Lower Lank, Cornwall,
the bungalow (2023 Streetview) on the site of a demolished
Free United Methodist Chapel. SX 0912 7529. It first shows on the 25" O.S.
map of 1907. Curiously, the 6" map from the same year doesn't show it, but does
shows a predecessor [Methodist Chapel (United)] a
short distance away at SX 0908 7531. On the 25" map it's labelled as Sunday
School. The earlier chapel pre-dates the 1888 map. Whether the building on its
site is the former chapel is unclear (2023
Streetview).
Lower Largo, Fife.
Lower Layham, Suffolk, St. Andrew.
Interior view. TM 031 403. Both ©
Mike Berrell. Link.
Lower Loxhore, Devon, the
Methodist Church. Originally Wesleyan, it has a date-stone for 1840, and another
recording a re-build in 1925. SS 6139 3761. © Chris Kippin (2023).
Lower Machen, Newport, St. Michael
and All Angels. © David Gallimore.
Two further views -
1,
2. Both © Gerard Charmley (2010).
Link.
Lower Moor, Worcestershire, St. Thomas. Two interior views -
1, 2, and a window.
All © Peter Morgan (2012). Link.
Lower Morton, Gloucestershire, Baptist Church.
© Graeme Harvey.
Lower Netchwood, Shropshire, the former Primitive Methodist Chapel, which is
in a remote position south of Monkhopton.
Another view, and the
date-stone for 1861. Its
closure is given
here as 2016 or 2017. SO 6241 9157. All © Chris Kippin (2021).
Lower Penn, Staffordshire, St. Anne on Springhill Lane, © Dennis Harper (2010).
Interior view. © Dennis Harper (2003). The font, © Dennis Harper (2013).
Lower Peover, Cheshire,
St. Oswald. SJ 7432 7416. ©
Bruce Read. Two interior views - 1, 2, and a lovely modern
window, all © Kenneth Paver (2011).
Link.
Grade I listed. Some churchyard features are
listed separately - they can be found
here.
Lower Pilsley, Derbyshire,
the Kingdom Hall
of Jehovah's Witnesses on the site of a United Methodist Church (earlier New
Connexion) on Rupert Street and Green Lane.
The Methodist
Chapel is dated here
to by 1878 - 1971. SK 4202 6318. ©
David Regan (2021).
Lower Quinton, Warwickshire, St. Swithin. Another view, and an interior view.
SP 183 470. All © Aidan McRae Thomson. Link1.
Link2. The bells.
Grade I listed.
Lower Sapey,
Worcestershire, the old church of St. Bartholomew, now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. SO 6993 6021.
Another view, the
wooden porch, and three interiors -
1,
2,
3. All © Peter Morgan
(2023).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The present
church of St. Bartholomew (1876) stands about
a mile away at Harpley. Another view
and three of the interior - 1,
2,
3. SO 6869 6123. All © Peter
Morgan (2023).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Lower Shuckburgh, Warwickshire, St. John the Baptist. Built in 1864, it looks
older. This source says that the preceding church was of the C13. The re-build was
necessitated by a fire in 1860 - see here, which also has
interior views. Three additional views - 1, 2,
3. SP 4892 6266. All © Howard Richter (2014). Link.
Grade II listed.
Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire, St.
Mary. © John Salmon. Three additional views -
1,
2,
3, four interiors -
1,
2,
3,
4, the chancel
and the font. All ©
Dennis Harper (2014).
Grade II* listed.
Lower Stoke, Kent, the Methodist Church is the former Bible Christian Chapel, dating from 1889. TQ 830 760. © Geoff
Watt.
Lower Swell, Gloucestershire, St. Mary. © Graeme
Harvey.
Lower Trenant, Cornwall, the former Bible
Christian Chapel, as seen by Streetview in 2010.
A photo of it in about 1905 can be seen
here, in a thesis (downloadable pdf file, p. 346).
It also dates it to 1826. SX 2096 6831.
Lower Westhouse, North Yorkshire,
Methodist Church. © Mrs. Janet Dalby.
Lower Whitley, Cheshire,
St. Luke. SJ 6143 7888. ©
Bruce Read. Link.
Grade II* listed. The churchyard sun-dial is also listed, as
grade
II.
Lower Withington, Cheshire,
St. Peter. SJ 8064 7021. © Len Brankin.
Link. The
Methodist Church was originally
Wesleyan. SJ 8138
6974. © Len Brankin.
Lower
Wood, Shropshire, the former Primitive Methodist Chapel, which stands in an
isolated position to the S.E. of Woolstaston. It's dated
here to
circa 1872, closing in 1950, and later converted to residential use. SO 4663
9763. © Chris Kippin (2021).
Lower Wych, Cheshire,
the former Primitive Methodist Chapel, now a private residence. It's dated
here to 1923-1991. It stands on the site of an earlier chapel of 1840 which
was set a little further back from the road. ST 4877 4456. © Bruce Read.
Lowerhouses, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire - see
Huddersfield.
Lowertown, Cornwall,
Gunwen Methodist Chapel, as seen by Streetview in 2023. It shows as Wesleyan on
the earliest available map of 1888. SX 0526 6123.
Lowesby, Leicestershire, All Saints.
Another view. Both © David Regan (2016).
Grade II* listed.
Lowestoft, Suffolk, All Saints and St. Margaret at Pakefield. Long in the Unknown
section, this old family photograph from Lyn Thomson's Collection was identified by Janet Gimber. Compare with
here. Link1.
Link2.
Loweswater, Cumbria,
St. Bartholomew.
Originally a small chapel of 1829, it was much enlarged and improved in 1884. NY
1415 2094. ©
Malcolm Minshaw. Interior view,
© Richard Roberts (2017).
Link.
Lowgate, Northumberland,
the former St. Mary (1895). NY 903 637. © Alan Blacklock.
Lowick, Cumbria,
St. Luke (1865). SD 290 861.
© Malcolm Minshaw. Link.
A 2009 Streetview provides
an alternative view.
Grade II listed.
Lowick, Northamptonshire, St. Peter
(C), a composite of three photos. © David Regan
(2017).
Link
(with interior photos).
Grade I listed.
Lowick, Northumberland,
St. John the
Baptist. NU 0119 3965. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. A modern view, © Bill Henderson (2012),
and another, © Steve Bulman (2021).
Link.
Grade II listed. Unbelievably, I completely missed the building immediately
to its east, the former St. Edward (R.C.), which
can be seen here in a
Streetview from 2016. NU 0125 3962.
Grade II listed, which dates it to 1861. A well-disguised former
Primitive Methodist Chapel stands on the Main
Street, at NU 0174 3974. Seen on
Streetview in 2016, it's dated
here to 1860, where there are more photos, including one of the date-stone.
The 25" O.S. map of 1899 also marks two Presbyterian
Chapels. One stood fairly close to the P.M. chapel at NU 0169 3969.
Demolished, it stood somewhere behind the building with the French doors, as
seen here by Streetview in
2010. The other survives, on Cheviot View, at NU 0144 3951, and was seen by
Streetview in 2009. This was
Presbyterian Church of Scotland, dated in its
grade II listing to 1821. This
source details a split from that congregation in 1848 to form an English
Presbyterian church - presumably the one which has been demolished. Its closure
is dated to 1935.
Lowsonford, Warwickshire, St. Luke. Two further views -
1,
2. All © Elaine Sanders.
Lowther, Cumbria, St. Michael. NY 5190 2446. © Malcolm Minshaw.
Another view, © Philip Kapp. Two old
drawings made by Thomas Bland in the 1850's show the
church, and the
effigy of Sir Richard Lowther,
reproduced by kind permission of Carlisle Library. They're from the searchable
Cumbria Image Bank, which can be accessed
here.
Link.
Grade II* listed. The Lowther Mausoleum
stands in the church grounds. NY 5189 2439. © Philip Kapp.
Grade II listed.
Lowthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire,
t. Martin.
Another view. At one time a small
monastery, the church is now in the nave, the chancel being ruinous. Both ©
James Murray. Two further views - 1,
2, the
interior,
font, and an unusual
tomb, which is mentioned in the
appended link. All © David Regan (2017).
Grade II* listed.
Lowton, Golborne, Greater Manchester - see Golborne.
Loxbeare, Devon,
St. Michael and All
Angels. The interior and the
pulpit and tester. The dedication
might be relatively recent, as the
grade II* listing and large scale O.S. maps say that the dedication is
unknown. SS 9118 1612. All
© Chris Kippin (2022).
Link. For related
listed features, see
here.
Loxhore, Devon,
St. Michael
and All Angels, and one of its carved
roof angels. SS 6169 3876. Both © Chris Kippin (2023). Link.
Grade II* listed.
A tomb chest in the churchyard is also listed, as
grade II. A little way to the south west (about ¾ of a mile), at Lower
Loxhore, is a Methodist
Chapel (2024 Streetview), formerly Wesleyan. It has date-stones for "Wesley
Chapel 1840", and "Rebuilt 1925". SS 6139 3761.
Link.
Loxley, Warwickshire, St. Nicholas. Two further views - 1, 2
- organ, and the vestry. Two interior views showing the box pews -
1, 2, the font. In my edition of
Pevsner, he is undecided on the date of this herringbone masonry - either C11 or Georgian. Access to the
pulpit is via an external door. All © John
Bowdler. Link.
Loxton, Somerset, St. Andrew. From an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Grade
II* listed - link.
Lubenham,
Leicestershire, All Saints. © George Weston. Another view, and an
interior view, both © Aidan McRae Thomson. Grade I listed -
link. The former Baptist Church, now business premises. © George Weston.
Luccombe, Somerset, St. Mary the Virgin on
Stoney Street, which dates from circa 1300.
Interior view. SS 910 445. Both
© Richard Roberts (2019).
Grade I listed.
Lucker, Northumberland, St. Hilda. NU 152 303. © Bill Henderson (2012). Grade II
listed - link.
Luckett, Cornwall, a
glimpse of the site of the demolished Wesleyan Methodist Chapel,
which stood in the surviving burial ground seen by Streetview in 2009. An old
photo of the chapel can be seen
here. SX 3884 7394.
Luckington, Wiltshire, Methodist Church. © Janet Gimber (2012).
Lucton, Herefordshire, the former St.
Peter, now in residential use. SO 4372 6417. ©
Paul Wood (2000).
Ludborough, Lincolnshire,
St. Mary. Two more views - 1,
2. TF 2959 9550. All © David Regan
(2011 and 2022). Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed. Early O.S. maps show two otherwise
unidentified chapels on Chapel Lane. The more westerly of the two, identified
here (where it's dated to 1851/2 to 1978) as Primitive
Methodist, stands at TF 2939 9550 (2009
Streetview). The same source says it was converted to the house on the site.
The other chapel stood at the junction of Chapel Lane and Livesey Road, at TF
2943 9553. This
source
says it was Wesleyan Methodist, of 1844-1934, and
again has been converted to the present house on the site (2021
Streetview). Neither chapel displays any obvious sign of their former usage.
Ludchurch, Pembrokeshire, St. Elidyr. Interior view. SN 141 109. Both © Mike
Berrell (2011). Another view, © Peter Morgan (2011).
Longstone Chapel (1862), © Ruth
Roberts.
Luddenden, West Yorkshire, St. Mary
the Blessed Virgin on High Street. Interior view. SE 0414 2623. Both © Stuart Mackrell.
Another view, © David Regan (2021).
Link, and the
history page.
Grade II listed. A tomb in the churchyard is separately
listed as grade II. The first Methodist Chapel in the town was built in
1787, and stood on Halifax Lane - the site can be seen here on a
2011 Streetview. The site (on the right) of
Ebenezer
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, on Halifax Lane. This
pdf document says it opened in 1812, closing in 1961. SE 0422 2597.
© David Regan (2021).
The former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
(1837-1961, later Methodist Free Church) on High Street was a splinter from
Ebenezer. Mentioned on the
Valley of a Hundred Chapels website,
it isn't marked on any maps, perhaps, as David speculates, because it was on an
upper floor, the ground floor being housing. It is though, labelled as "The Old
Chapel" on Google Maps, and the road running east from it is Chapel Street. SE
0419 2603. © David Regan (2021).
It was succeeded by St. James
Methodist Church which dates from 1902-3 as United Methodist, and was closed in 2012.
It can be seen
here on a 2009 Streetview,
and here, where
there is also an old photo. SE 0407 2602.
Luddenden Foot, West Yorkshire, the
site of St. Mary the Virgin. Built in 1873, it was replaced by housing following
its demolition in the later 1970's (date
source, photo).
SE 0344 2500. © David Regan (2021). The former
Congregational Church (1859) on Burnley Road, now flats.
SE 0398 2448. © David Regan (2010).
Grade II* listed.
Howard Richter advises that it was closed circa 2000, at which time the church
(now U.R.C.) moved to the Community Centre, seen
here, © David Regan (2021). The village had at one time a Methodist Church
of 1832, now
demolished (site). Also known as
Denholme United Methodist Church, it stood on Burnley Road at SE 0383 2497, and
is marked on the earliest available map of 1854 as Wesleyan Association,
and on later maps as
Free United in 1907, and U.M. Church in 1933. It is still marked on
an O.S. map of 1972-1987. What may be the original access to it can be
seen here. Both
© David Regan (2021).
An old photo of the chapel can be seen
here. It also
says (here)
that it was demolished in the 1960's. The
site of St. Walburga (R.C.,
1898-1991) on Burnley Road. It's also referred to as Denholme Catholic Church.
SE 0403 2443. © David Regan
(2021). Given its relatively recent
demolition in 1996, it's perhaps surprising that I've been unable to find a
photo of it on-line, but a drawing of it can be seen
here.
Luddenham, Kent, St. Mary (O) - in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. TQ 992 631. ©
Geoff Watt. Another view, and an interior view, both © Dave Westrap.
Link1. Link2.
Link3. Link4.
Link5.
Luddesdown, Kent
Luddington, Lincolnshire, St. Oswald.
© Dave Hitchborne. Link.
Luddington, Warwickshire, All Saints.
Another view.
Interior view. All © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Luddington in the Brook, Nhants.,
St. Margaret. A splendid animal!!
Both © Robin Peel.
Link.
Ludford, Lincolnshire,
St. Mary and St. Peter. TF 2006
8926. © David Regan (2011). Another view,
© Bill Henderson (2013). Another view,
two of the interior - 1,
2, and the
font, all
© David Regan (2021).
Link.
Grade II listed.
The former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Magna
Mile and Redhill Lane is now a private
residence. It's dated on
Genuki to 1896-1997. TF 1980 8913. © David Regan (2011). It was preceded by
an earlier chapel on Chapel Lane, which
Genuki dates to 1838-1896. I don't think it has survived - it stood
somewhere on the right (west) side of the Lane, as seen
here in a Streetview from
2009. The village also had a Free United Methodist Chapel
on Kiln Hill, at TF 1998 8912.
Genuki provides dates of 1857-1933. Although the building on the site today
betrays no obvious signs of having been a chapel, it looks old enough. It was
seen by Streetview in 2009.
Ludford, Shropshire - see
Ludlow.
Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire,
St. Mary the
Virgin, and its tower.
SP 6599 1720. Both ©
Steve Bulman. Two additional views - 1,
2, both
© David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade I listed. The Methodist
Church was built as Wesleyan in 1904. The lack of on-line information
suggests that it may no longer be active.
SP 6597 1748.
© David Regan (2019). Its likely predecessor is shown as a Wesleyan Chapel on
Piddington Road at SP 6571 1778. Pre-dating a map of 1885, the
building on the site today
was seen by the Streetview van in 2021. Does anything of the chapel survive?
Ludgershall, Wiltshire, St. James.
Another view, the
interior, the
Bridge monument (and two
close-ups - 1,
2). SU 2632 5088. All © Chris
Kippin (2022). Link.
Grade I listed. Several churchyard
monuments are listed separately
here. The (former?) Mission Hall
on Andover Road. This
source, which dates it to 1904, says it was Wesleyan Methodist. SU 2662
5071. An O.S. map of 1958 shows a Place of Worship
west of the church near the railway tracks, at SU 2619 5085. It doesn't show on
a map of 1926. I haven't been able to discover anything about it. It stood
somewhere along the tree line in this
Streetview from 2011. A
large scale map of 1900 shows a Baptist Chapel (Ruin).
It isn't clear exactly which building is intended, but as Chapel Lane is close
by, it's reasonable to assume that it was somewhere along here. The following
grid ref. is for the centre of the lane - SU 2640 5092. This
Streetview of 2009 is
looking along Chapel Lane from its western end.
Ludgvan, Cornwall,
St. Paul. SW 5052 3303. © Paul E. Barnett (2014).
Another view,
© Bill Henderson (2018).
Link.
Grade II* listed. For the numerous related churchyard features, see
here.
Ludham, Norfolk,
St. Catherine. TG 3880 1826. © Geoff Watt.
Another view, the
interior, and a rather jarring meeting
across the centuries - a 15th century font,
flanked by 2 patio heaters! All © James Murray. The
north door,
© Christopher Skottowe (1950).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed. A churchyard memorial is also
listed as
grade II. The Methodist Church on
Catfield Road. TG 3897 1851. © Geoff Watt.
Link, wherein it's dated to
1867. O.S. maps show a Baptist Chapel on Staithe
Road, at TG 3883 1800. It has evidently been demolished - the house built on its
site can be seen in a Streetview
from 2009. A photo is available
here (scroll down),
where it's dated to 1821-1975.
Ludlow, Shropshire.
Ludwell, Wiltshire, the former
Congregational Chapel. ST 9107 2277. The former
Primitive Methodist Chapel. Its My
Primitive Methodists
entry provides a closure date of 1965, but not of its building or opening.
It certainly pre-dates 1887, when it appears on the earliest map I have access
to. The Congregational Chapel appears on the same map. ST 9122 2280. Both ©
Chris Kippin (2020).
Ludworth, Co.
Durham, the site of St. Andrew, destroyed by fire in the early 1980's. The
street sign seen in the photo says St. Andrew's Court. The church, which was of
wooden construction, was put up in 1902. NZ 360 414. © Martin Richter (2019). Photos of the
church are available
here and
here. According to the Harrison & Harrison (Organ Builders)
website, the organ was transferred to St. Aidan at Acomb, York, implying
that the church had closed prior to the fire which destroyed it. A
Primitive Methodist Chapel stood on Margaret Street
at NZ 3624 4144. The site,
as seen by the Streetview van in 2010, is now occupied by a bungalow. It seems
to date from the mid-1890's, and the latest map I can find which labels it (as
Meth. Ch.) is of 1951-2. The 1958-60 map shows what appears to be the same
building as Warehouse. The village also had a
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, also demolished. It stood at NZ 3610 4153, and
was built at roughly the same time as the P.M. Chapel. The buildings in the area
had been demolished by the late 1930's, and sports fields are now in their
place. The chapel stood about halfway to the distant trees in this
2010 Streetview.
Luffincott, Devon, St. James, now
cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust. The
interior, and the
font. SX 3324 9465. All
© Chris Kippin (2023).
Link.
Grade I listed. A headstone (grade
II) and a pair of memorials (grade
II) are listed separately.
Lufton,
Somerset, St. Peter and St. Paul. TF 5150 1686.
© Chris Kippin (2021).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Lugar, East Ayrshire, the former Parish
Church, now converted to residential use.
Another view, and the handsome
war memorial. NS 5909 2134. All © Howard
Richter (2014).
Lugton,
East Ayrshire,
the site of a demolished Mission Hall (where the
house now stands), as seen by Streetview in 2009. It pre-dates a map of 1896-7,
and later maps label it as Lugton Hall, suggesting it went out of use by
1967. NS 4134 5286.
Lugwardine, Herefordshire,
St. Mary. © James Murray. Christian
Fellowship Chapel on Lumber Lane. This shows on old maps as a Mission Room.
© Janet Gimber (2017).
Link.
Lullingstone, Kent, St. Botolph. TQ 529 644. © Dave Westrap. Link1.
Link2.
Link3. Link4.
Lullington, Derbyshire,
All Saints on Lullington
Road. SK 2499 1294. © Richard Roberts (2014).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
The churchyard walls and gate are also listed, as
grade II.
Lullington, East Sussex,
Church of the Good Shepherd. One of the smallest churches in Britain, though
only the remaining portion of a once larger church. TQ 588 031. From an old postcard
in Steve Bulman's Collection. Two modern views -
1, 2,
and the interior, all © Carole Sage
(2016).
Link1.
Link2.
The very brief
Grade I listing.
Lullington,
Somerset, All Saints. Another view. ST 7832 5194. Both
© Chris Kippin (2021).
The superb early font,
© Christopher Skottowe. The church
Wikipedia entry has a translation of the text.
Grade I listed. A tomb and the lych-gate are
listed separately
here.
Lulsley, Worcestershire, the
former St. Giles. Its closure is dated
here to 1892-1972. Two more views - 1,
2. SO 7448 5550. All © Peter Morgan
(2023).
Lulworth, Dorset, St. Mary (R.C., 1786) at Lulworth Castle. © Roger Hopkins. Grade I listed -
link. Holy
Trinity. Interior view. It looks older, but only dates from 1869-70. The original Norman church was described
in 1763 by John O'Keef as "very ancient, the smallest I ever saw!". It would be lovely to find an engraving of this lost building. Both © Roger Hopkins (2011).
Grade II listed - link.
Lumb, Lancashire, St. Michael. SD 837 249. Eden Chapel (United Free Methodist), built
in 1874 and demolished in 2004. SD 841 256. Both © John Purdy. Baptist Church on Burnley Road East. Originally the Sunday School
building to a chapel which was built 1882, and demolished in 1973. SD 838 248. © Nigel Birch.
Lumbutts,
West Yorkshire, Methodist Church on Mankinholes Bank. SD 958 233. © Geoff Wardle. Another view, and an
interior view, both © Mike Berrell.
Lumley, Co. Durham - see
Great Lumley.
Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire,
Church of Scotland. This
source, which dates it to 1870-1980's, calls it Stothert Memorial Chapel,
originally a Free Church. NJ 5830 0480. © John Mackie (2010).
Lunan, Angus, Church of Scotland. © Derek Robertson.
Lunanhead, Angus, St. Margaret (Scottish Episcopal, 1906). © Peter Morgan (2014).
Link.
Lund (near Beverley), East Riding of Yorkshire,
Another view, and the door, both © Jack
Nicholson. Grade II* listed - link.
Lund, Lancashire, St. John the Evangelist.
Interior view. SD 46328 31372. Both
© John Balaam (2017). Link.
Lund, Unst, Shetland, the ruins of St. Olaf. An
additional view, and the "interior". All © Tim Flitcroft (2013).
Lunds Church (North Yorkshire) stands in a
very remote and isolated position about half a mile from the road between Kirkby
Stephen and Moorcock Inn. I think the nearest settlement will be Aisgill, about
2¼ miles to the N.N.W. Built as a chapel of ease, its
grade II listing dates it to the mid-18th century. Kevin Price advises that
it came under the vicar of Hawes, at least as late as circa 1970. SD 7938 9455.
© Alan Marsden (2021).
Lundy Island, Devon,
St. Helen. According to Pevsner, its medieval predecessor, St. Elen, has
left traces in the burial ground. SS 1379 4395. ©
Dennis Harper (2011). Link.
Grade II listed - dates it to 1896. A photo of an earlier Tin Tabernacle
can be seen here - this may
possibly be the Mission Room shown on older O.S. maps at SS 1382 4406.
Lunedale, Co. Durham, the
site of the Church of the Holy Redeemer, as seen by the Streetview van in 2009.
It stood in the hollow a little closer to the camera than the three sheep. This
source
says that it was a tin tabernacle. Old maps indicate a building date
between 1895 and 1914, with demolition before 1957. NY 9170 2201. The
former Plantation End Methodist Chapel (in
a remote location on the north side of Selset reservoir), previously listed
under Grassholme, was originally Primitive Methodist (1888). NY 9120 2195. ©
Philip Kapp. Another view, © Bill Henderson (2009).
By the time the Streetview van was passing in 2015,
the building was unroofed,
the result of a fire post-2012, but subsequently put back into good order, and
presumably residential (source). The former
Wesleyan Methodist
Chapel (1865 -
source)
at Thringarth (previously listed under Tringarth). NY 9307 2292. © Steve Bruce.
Lunna, Mainland, Shetland, St. Margaret (Church of Scotland).
Interior view. Both © Tim Flitcroft (2012). Link.
Luppitt, Devon,
St. Mary the Virgin. ST 1690 0676. From an
old postcard in Andrew Ross's Collection. Another
old postcard view, this one from
Paul E. Barnett's Collection.
Two modern views - 1,
2, and the
interior, all
© Chris Kippin (2022).
Link.
Grade I listed. There are a number of listed tombs and headstones, which can
be found
here.
Lupton, Cumbria, All Saints, of 1867.
Two additional views - 1,
2. SD 5675 8088. All
© Kevin Price (2020). The interior,
© Alan Marsden (2023). Link.
Grade II listed.
Lurgan, Co. Armagh.
Lusby, Lincolnshire,
St. Peter. TF 3403 6794. © Dave Hitchborne.
Another view, two of the interior - 1,
2, and the
font, all © David Regan (2019).
Grade I listed. The former Methodist
Church, built as Wesleyan. It pre-dates an O.S. map of 1904-6. TF 3394 6787.
© David Regan (2019).
Luss, Argyll & Bute. © Bill McKenzie.
Lustleigh, Devon,
St. John the Baptist. SX 7850
8127. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. Three modern views -
1,
2,
3, the former
vestry which stands in the churchyard,
and the font, all
© Chris Kippin (2022). Link.
Grade I listed.
For other listed features associated with the church, see
here. The Baptist Church stands
on a side road off Rudge Hill. SX 7841 8114.
© Chris Kippin (2022).
Gospel Hall.
SX 7853 8121.
© Heath Nickels. Another view,
© Chris Kippin (2022).
Luston, Herefordshire, Methodist
Church, which was built as Wesleyan. It pre-dates a map of 1903. SO 4863 6304. © Janet
Gimber (2018).
Another view, © Chris Kippin
(2021).
Link.
Luton, Bedfordshire.
Luton, Devon,
St. John the Evangelist, on Church Road.
SX 9022 7702. © Andrew Ross (2018).
Link.
Grade II listing, which advises that this was built as a chapel-of-ease to
Bishopsteignton parish church. This
link gives a building date of 1865. Various tombs and churchyard walls
are also listed separately - these listings can be accessed from
here. More photos are available
here.
Lutterworth, Leicestershire.
Lutton, Lincolnshire,
St. Nicholas. TF 4330 2556. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection.
A modern view, © David Regan (2019).
Grade I listed.
The former schoolroom of the demolished
Primitive Methodist Chapel. Its
My Primitive Methodists
entry has a photo showing the chapel with attached schoolroom. The
Editor's note therein includes a date of 1929 for the present building, and
1872-3 for the chapel, which closed in 1962 and was demolished three years
later.
It also
mentions an earlier chapel of 1834 on the same site.
TF 4365 2596. © David Regan (2020).
Lutton, Northamptonshire, St. Peter. Previously in the
"Unknown" section, thanks to Nigel Brooks for identifying this as the
Northamptonshire Lutton. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A
modern view, © Robin Peel.
Luxborough, Somerset, The Blessed Virgin
Mary. Another view, and the
interior.
SS 9738 3802. All
© Chris Kippin (2020).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Luxulyan,
Cornwall,
St. Cyriacus (or Ciricius) & St. Julitta Church. SX 0520 5807.
Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed.
Numerous churchyard monuments, etc. are listed separately
here. Bridges Methodist Church,
originally Bible Christian. Map evidence dates it to between 1888 and 1907. SX
0498 5817. Both
© Paul E. Barnett (2021). A
little way south of the village is the hamlet of Rosemelling. The former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
here (2023 Streetview) is evidently now in residential use. This
source (select number 2) dates it to 1872, closing perhaps in the 1970's. SX
0479 5747.
Lybster,
Highland.
Lydacott, Devon, the former Bethesda
Bible Christian Chapel. It has a
date-stone for 1891, probably referring to the mentioned renovation rather
than building. Another view. SS 4863
0350. All
© Chris Kippin (2021).
Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, The Church of Holy
Jesus.
Baptist Church. The
Old Methodist Chapel. All © Graeme
Harvey.
Lydbury North, Shropshire, St. Michael
and All Angels. Two interiors - 1,
2, the chancel, side-chapel,
and the font. All © Steve Bulman (2014). Link.
Grade I listed.
The former Primitive Methodist Chapel,
now converted to residential use. Its My Primitive Methodists
entry dates it to 1872, with closure in the 1980's. This
source
mention de-registration in late 1983, so closed before then. SO 3500 8619. ©
Chris Kippin (2021).
Lydd, Kent.
Lydden, Kent, St. Mary. TR 264
457. Apostolic Church. TR 270 454. Both ©
Geoff Watt.
Lyddington, Rutland,
St. Andrew. Another view, and two interior views -
1, 2.
SP 8761 9698. All © Alan Craxford.
Another set, all © James Murray - two further exterior views,
1,
2, an
interior view, the
High Altar, and a
painting behind a side-altar.
Link.
Grade I listed. The village had two Wesleyan Methodist
Chapels, the first (so far un-located) had a relatively short life,
1818-20 to 1849 (source).
The second stood on the east side of Main Street at SP 8748 9723 and dates from
1849. I don't know if any of it survives. A
Streetview from 2011 shows
the house standing on its site (the central third of that part of the building
parallel with the road). The National Archives
reference
documents pertaining to the sale of the church to 1967-70.
Lydeard St. Lawrence, Somerset, St.
Lawrence. Two interior views - 1,
2. The
list of rectors commences in 1270. ST
1281 3213. All © Mike Berrell (2016).
Another view, © P. L. Kessler (2020) /
The History Files.
Link.
Grade I listed.
The former Congregational Chapel is
now in residential use. It pre-dates a map of 1888, where it's shown as
Independent Chapel. ST 1280 3236. © P. L. Kessler (2020) /
The History Files.
Scarr Congregational Chapel
stands at Scarr Bridge, just over 1½ miles S.W. of the church, as the crow
flies, at ST 1064 3058. © P. L. Kessler (2020) /
The History Files. The
church website also has a photo, and
there's also an old photo on their
Contact page.
Lydford, Devon, St. Petrock. The
interior,
screen, and a
carved bench-end. SX 5091 8474. Link.
Grade II* listed.
For the listed tombs and headstones see
here.
The former Bible Christian Chapel at
Lydford Junction. It shows as such on a map of 1906, but on the earlier map of
1883, it's labelled as Wesleyan. SX 5016 8296.
My United Methodists identifies another former
Chapel as Bible Christian. It stands
about 300 yards to the north-east of the church, at SX 5110 8491. A 1965 map
shows it as Methodist. All
© Chris Kippin (2022).
A short distance away is another former
Chapel (or
site of one) at SX 5114 8489. Labelled as Bible Christian on a map of 1884,
Chris advises that it currently has a sign for "Old Reading Room".
© Chris Kippin (2023).
Lydham, Shropshire, Holy Trinity. © Steve
Bulman (2011).
Grade II* listed.
Lydiard Millicent, Wiltshire, All Saints. © Simon Edwards. Another view, and an
interior view, both © Simon Edwards
(2011). Link. The church is Grade II* listed -
link.
Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, St. Mary. © Simon Edwards (2011). Two further views -
1, 2, and an
interior view, © Simon Edwards (2011). Link.
Lydney, Gloucestershire.
Lye, West Midlands.
Lylo, Co. Armagh, St. John (R.C.). Another view. Both © Richard Edgar (2014).
Geograph entry, which says it was built in 1869 on the site of an earlier church of 1814.
Lyme Regis, Dorset.
Lyminge, Kent, St. Mary and St. Ethelburga. TR 162 408. Methodist Church. TR 162
411. Both © Geoff Watt.
Lymington, Hampshire.
Lyminster, West Sussex, St. Mary
Magdalene. TQ 0228
0478.
From the postcard collection of
Kevin Gordon. Two modern views - 1,
2, and two of the interior -
1,
2, all ©
Chris Kippin (2023).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Lymm, Cheshire.
Lympne, Kent, St. Stephen. TR 119 346.
© Dave Westrap.
Link1.
Link2.
Link3.
Lympsham, Somerset, St. Christopher. ST 335 541. © Andrew Ross.
Lympstone, Devon,
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. SX 9929 8427. © Andrew Ross.
Link.
Grade II* listed. A
grade II listed war memorial stands at the churchyard gate. The
Methodist Church on Underhill and
Chapel Road was built as
Primitive Methodist in 1873 - note the schoolroom of 1883 to its right, which is
now used as the chapel. SX 9889 8401. © Andrew Ross. The
interior,
© Heath Nickels (2016). The present
chapel (the former
schoolroom), and its interior,
both © Heath Nickels (2016). The
My Primitive Methodists entry dates the larger chapel to 1873, and the
smaller to 1883. The 1" O.S. map of 1960 shows a place of worship on Longmeadow
Road at SX 9957 8422.
Streetview, in 2010, saw the present house on the site with what appears to
be a shrine or similar, and a sign at the edge of the garden saying St.
Boniface Place. The shrine and sign had both gone by 2016. Was this a
catholic church?
Lynch, Somerset - see West Lynch on the
Somerset page.
Lyndhurst, Hampshire,
St. Michael and All Angels. SU
2981 0817. © Dave Westrap. An old postcard view, from Reg Dosell's collection.
Two additional views - 1,
2, both © Chris Kippin.
Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed,
wherein it's dated to 1858-68. Several
tomb chests in the churchyard have separate listings - they can be found
here.
Our Lady of the Assumption and St.
Edward the Confessor (R.C.) on Empress Road. Its
grade II listing dates it to 1896, by Blomfield. SU 3010 0827. ©
Chris Kippin (2023).
Link. The
Baptist Church on Chapel Lane. It
pre-dates a map of 1897. SU 2947 0787. © Chris Kippin (2023).
Link. The cemetery to
the east of the town has a
Mortuary Chapel. SU 3077 0822. © Chris Kippin (2023).
Lyndon, Rutland,
St. Martin of Tours. A view of the reredos.
SK 9073 0442. Both © Robin Peel (who speaks highly of this church). Three additional views -
1,
2, 3, four of the interior -
1,
2,
3,
4, and the
font, all © David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Lyne, Borders,
Church of Scotland. NT 1918 4052. © James Denham
(2010). Link.
Category B listed.
Lyneham, Wiltshire, St. Michael & All Angels, on Calne Road. © Alex Parker.
Link.
Lynemouth, Northumberland, St. Aidan. NZ 297 911. © Bill Henderson (2012).
Link.
Lyness (on the island of Hoy), Orkney, the Old
Kirk, now in private use. © Martin Briscoe.
Lyng, Norfolk, St.
Margaret on Soanes Court. TG 0690
1785. © Richard Roberts (2016). Interior view,
the altar, and the
font, all © Chris Stafford (2013).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The former Wesleyan
Reform Methodist Chapel on Elsing Road, now in residential use. It pre-dates
the 1882 O.S. map, and is not marked as a place of worship on the 1906 edition.
TG 065 180. © Richard Roberts (2016). An otherwise unidentified
Chap. is marked on O.S. maps at TG 0688
1774. This is the former Methodist Church, originally Primitive Methodist, dated
here to 1807, "closed before 2009". A little way to the south-east of the
village, at TG 0789 1731, large scale O.S. maps mark St. Edmund's Chapel
(Benedictine Nunnery) (Remains of). Its
Genuki
entry provides dates of "founded before 1130", and "closed before 1538". It
was seen (distantly) by
Streetview in 2011, and photos can be found
here, with further details.
Grade II listed.
Lynmouth, Devon,
St. John the Baptist.
Interior view. SS 7245 4938. Both ©
Martin Richter (2011).
Link.
Grade II listed - wherein it's dated to 1869-70.
The 1" O.S. map of 1960 shows a place of worship at SX 7239 4938, a little way
west of St. John, and across the road. I haven't been able to discover anything
about it, but it would seem to have stood somewhere near the large building seen
here in a Streetview
from 2024. Can you give it a name?
Lynsted, Kent, St. Peter and St. Paul. TQ 942 608. © Geoff Watt.
Link.
Lynton, Devon,
St. Mary the Virgin. SS 7207 4944.
Two further views - 1,
2.
All © Martin Richter (2011).
Link.
Grade II* listed. For related listed
features, see
here. Church of the Most Holy Saviour
(R.C.) on Lee Road, and the adjoined Convent of Poor
Clares. SS 7166 4937. Both © Martin Richter (2011).
Link.
The former Methodist Church on Lee
Road was originally Wesleyan,
and is dated to 1910 in its
grade II* listing. The Methodists now share the U.R.C. SS 7184 4951. ©
Martin Richter (2011).
U.R.C. SS 718 494.
© Martin Richter (2011). Link.
Grade II listed. What is presumable the predecessor of the Methodist Church
already mentioned is a Wesleyan Chapel shown on a
map of 1889 at SS 7190 4929. Set well back from Lydiate Lane, it (or its site)
hasn't been seen by Streetview. The same map also shows a
Congregational Chapel (presumably the predecessor of the U.R.C.) on Sinai
Hill at SS 7198 4931. It survives as The Old Chapel, seen in a
Streetview from 2018.
Lyonshall, Herefordshire,
St. Michael & All Angels. Another view,
and the interior. All © James
Murray. Another view, © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Former? Baptist Chapel. SO 3364
5547. ©
Paul Wood (2003). The former New
Street Methodist Chapel. This was built in 1964 as Primitive Methodist, and
was probably closed in the 1960's, and subsequently converted to residential
use. SO 3364 5673. ©
Paul Wood (2001).
Lytchett Minster, Dorset, the church has
no dedication. © Bill Henderson. Another view, and an interior
view, both © Roger Hopkins. U.R.C. © Bill Henderson.
Lytham St. Anne's, Lancashire.
Lythe, North Yorkshire,
St. Oswald, and its handsome
weather-vane. NZ 850 131. © Judith
Anderson. Interior view, © Richard
Roberts (2019). The former Wesleyan Chapel, now in residential use. Pertinent dates can be found
here for building (1822), and
here for re-building (1882). From the 1894 Ordnance map, it had a porch at one point.
Date of closure is not known. NZ 844 131. © Martin Richter (2013).
LLywel, Powys, St. David.
Another view, and the
interior (taken through a window). SN
8694 3005. All ©
Chris Stafford (2015). Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed. For other listed features associated with the church, see
here.
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