Church of St David, and surrounding churchyard railed wall., Maesteg, Bridgend

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6094 / 51°36'33"N

Longitude: -3.6572 / 3°39'26"W

OS Eastings: 285338

OS Northings: 191367

OS Grid: SS853913

Mapcode National: GBR H9.9SXN

Mapcode Global: VH5GX.KTF2

Plus Code: 9C3RJ85V+Q4

Entry Name: Church of St David, and surrounding churchyard railed wall.

Listing Date: 14 July 1997

Last Amended: 14 July 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 18502

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300018502

Location: The church is set in a small graveyard on the corner of Talbot Street and Castle Street, at the centre of Maesteg.

County: Bridgend

Town: Maesteg

Community: Maesteg

Built-Up Area: Maesteg

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Church building

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History

Built by Egbert Moxham of Neath in 1852-3 as a chapel of ease for Llangynwyd parish church, to provide more convenient orthodox anglican service for the growing community of Maesteg.

Exterior

Constructed in snecked local Pennant sandstone, with a slate roof. Nave of 3 bays, chancel with lean-to side chambers slightly shorter, and a gabled N porch. Early English lancet style. The W front, facing Talbot Street, has 3 tall lancets between buttresses, and an oculus in the gable, which extends upwards as a tall elegant buttressed bellcote. N porch has moulded outer arch on nook shafts. Nave has pairs of lancets to each bay, spaced apart in the eastern bay. The E chancel has 3 stepped lancets on the E wall, with oculus over. A trefoil light is in the E nave wall, over the chancel roof.

Interior

Open trussed rafter roof, and moulded chancel arch. Tub font at W end, opposite the N door.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a simply designed chapel in a conspicuous position, one of a group of listed buildings at the centre of Maesteg.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Cenotaph
Located in the footpath in front of St David's Church and on the corner of Talbot Street and High Street at the centre of Maesteg.
II Post Office
Located between St David's Church and the North Memorial Hall, facing the Town Hall square at the centre of Maesteg.
II Colonel North Memorial Hall
Located at right angles to the Town Hall, facing the 'square' at the centre of Maesteg.
II North Company Offices
Located on the N corner of Talbot Street with Castle Street, at the centre of Maesteg.
II William Hopkin Thomas memorial Lamp and fountain.
Located in the centre of the triangular 'square' opposite the town hall, at the centre of Maesteg.
II Neuadd y Dref (Town Hall )
Located at the E end of the street, facing NE over a triangular market place.
II* Maesteg Council Offices, with flanking walls and piers.
Located behind the town hall on the S side of Talbot Street.
II Zoar Chapel
Located at the end of the short Zoar Place, off Castle Street.

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Church of St David, and surrounding churchyard railed wall.

A Grade II Listed Building in Maesteg, Bridgend