St David's Welsh Church, Colwyn Bay (Eglwys Dewi Sant) is in Rhiw Road, Colwyn Bay, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is an Anglican church in the parish of Colwyn Bay with Bryn-Y-Maen, the deanery of Rhos, the archdeaconry of St Asaph, and the diocese of St Asaph.[1] The church is situated behind St Paul's Church[2] and is a Grade II listed building.[3]
| St David's Welsh Church, Colwyn Bay | |
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| 53°17′37″N 3°43′36″W / 53.2937°N 3.7268°W | |
| OS grid reference | SH 850 788 |
| Location | Rhiw Road, Colwyn Bay, Conwy County Borough |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Colwyn Bay Parish |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint David |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 25 July 1994 |
| Architect(s) | Douglas and Minshull |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1902 |
| Completed | 1903 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Wales |
| Diocese | St Asaph |
| Archdeaconry | St Asaph |
| Deanery | Rhos |
| Parish | Colwyn Bay with Bryn-Y-Maen |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Rev'd Christine Owen |
St David's Church was built in 1902–03 and designed by the Chester firm of architects Douglas and Minshull.[4][5] It is a small church with an apsidal sanctuary. The west window is Perpendicular in style. Rising from the roof is a square bellcote with a pyramidal roof on which is an octagonal spirelet. Internally, the screen was made by a local blacksmith, David Jones.[4]
As its name suggests, the services held in the church are in Welsh.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Colwyn Bay, Diocese of St Asaph, retrieved 30 October 2013
- ^ a b Churches & Worship Centres in the Parish of Colwyn Bay with Bryn-Y-Maen, Parish of Colwyn Bay with Bryn-Y-Maen, archived from the original on 21 October 2009, retrieved 5 June 2009
- ^ Cadw, "Church of St David (Grade II) (14708)", National Historic Assets of Wales, retrieved 2 April 2019
- ^ a b Hubbard, Edward (1986), Clwyd, The Buildings of Wales, London: Penguin, p. 135, ISBN 0-14-071052-3
- ^ Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, p. 273, ISBN 0-901657-16-6