\nwalling which remains on the N. side of the nave at the W.
\nend is thicker than the rest, and contains traces of a blocked
\ndoorway. This doorway and part of the adjacent walling, and
\nfootings of similar width which are visible under the W. and
\nS. walls of the nave are probably part of the church known
\nfrom the 13th century; on plan these are shown by black
\nwith white hatching, to denote that earlier remains survive
\nbeneath those of the 14th or 15th century. The walls themselves
\nas far E. as the sixth bay of the roof, and the remains of
\na quoin beneath the middle window, can be ascribed to the
\n14th or 15th century on the evidence of the roof as the trusses
\nare all uniform; the sixth bay was formerly ceiled as a canopy
\nof honour above an altar. The church was extended to the E.
\nend of this aisle late in the 15th century to judge from the S.
\nwindow of the chancel. It was next enlarged on the N. of the
\nchancel by building in the adjacent E. part of the N. aisle
\nand by opening the two intervening bays of the arcade,
\nwhich in style resembles the nave arcade of Bangor Cathedral
\n(Vol. Il, No. 681), or more closely the S. arcade of Llangwnnadl
\nchurch (No. 1638<\/a>; added a little after the N. arcade
\nwhich is dated 1520). It is probable that the E. and N. windows of this addition, both of which seem rather earlier in style,
\nwere transferred from the chancel, the former being replaced
\nby the present E. window there which seems contemporary
\nwith the arcade. Finally the N. aisle was extended westwards
\n
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<\/a><\/p>\ntogether with the arcade, probably a little later in the 16thcentury to judge from the N.W. window. It was completed<\/span>a bay short of the other aisle, apparently in order to leave clear<\/span>a doorwav at the N.W. of that aisle which was still in use<\/span>besides the present W. door.<\/span>The 14th-15th-century part of the roof and the early 16th century<\/span>stalls are noteworthy.<\/span><\/p>\n Architectural Description.-The S. Aisle (78 ft. by 19 ft. The N. Aisle (65 ft. by 17 ft. 9 ins. average) is later than the The arcade between the aisles (Plates 14, 16) has in all four The roof has twenty arch-braced trusses, mostly with Condition: good, restored.<\/p>\n SH 39653657 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 21 \u00a0 iv \u00a061 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 41 N.W.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (Fig. 44,\u00a0plates 14, 16, 17, 19, 22, 33, 34, 36) stands in the village of\u00a0Aber-erch. It consists of chancel and nave, undivided in structure, and a shorter and slightly narrower N. aisle separated by an arcade of four bays. The walls are of local rubble, with larger quoin-stones. The dressings are of gritstone. The roofs … Continue reading (1482) THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. CAWRDAF<\/span>
\n3 ins. at E. to 18 ft. 3 ins. at W.), containing the present chancel
\nand nave, has an inserted E. window, probably of the early
\n16th century; it is of five lights under a four-centred head and
\nhood-mould, and is casement-moulded at the head and jambs
\nboth externally and internally; its cusped tracery has been
\nrenewed. The S. window of the chancel (Plate 17) is of two
\ntrefoiled lights, also renewed, in a hollow-chamfered frame
\nunder a moulded label and is probably of the late 15th century.
\nThe other windows of the S. wall are modern enlargements.
\nBelow the middle window a short straight joint \u00a0remains, the
\nmasonry to the W. of it representing a former quoin at 4 ft.
\nto the E. of the seventh truss of the roof. \u00a0To the W. both faces
\nof this wall rest on a rough base of \u00a0boulders some of which
\nproject inwards. The W . doorway has \u00a0rebated jambs of the
\nsame build as the wall, but the arched \u00a0head, roughly pointed
\nand poorly built, and the rear-arch \u00a0are \u00a0possibly due to later
\nheightening. The bell-cote is modern. \u00a0The \u00a0N. wall in its
\nthicker part contains the lower \u00a0jambs of a blocked doorway
\nthe rear opening of which remains as \u00a0a cupboard.\u00a0\u00a0This is so
\nclose to the existing doorway \u00a0that it would have had no
\nfunction as part of the 14th-15th-century building, and the
\nadjacent walling is thicker \u00a0than that elsewhere. The doorway
\ncan therefore be regarded as a \u00a0surviving part of the earlier
\nbuilding.<\/p>\n
\nS. aisle, but their junction in the E. wall is concealed by the
\nlater buttress. The E. window, of three lights under a four-centred
\nhead, more pointed than that of the S. aisle, is simply
\nchamfered and of the late 15th rather than the 16th century;
\nits tracery has been renewed. It seems likely that it belonged
\nat first to the S. aisle and was re-used when the larger window
\nwas inserted there. The N .E. window matches the S.E.
\nwindow of the chancel and may have been transferred from the
\nN . wall of the chancel when the arcade was opened; it has
\nbeen partly restored. The N. doorway (Plate 19) has a fourcentred
\narch of four chamfered pieces, and is an insertion
\nprobably contemporary with the W. \u00a0portion of this aisle
\nadded later in the 16th century. The N.W. quoin of the E.
\nand earlier portion is marked by a straight joint, formed by
\nalternate stones only, a little over 3 ft. to w. of that door.
\nThe N.W. window, in the later portion, is of three trefoiled
\nlights in an ogee-moulded frame under a moulded label; it
\nis of the 16th century but much restored. The W. window is
\nmodern. The W. wall abuts on the S. aisle near the blocked N.
\ndoor of that aisle.<\/p>\n
\nbays four-centred arches of two hollow-chamfered orders on
\noctagonal piers, or semi-octagonal responds, which all have
\ndouble V-shaped grooves vertically on each diagonal face,
\nthe outer planes of these cuts being at right angles to the face
\n(as at Llangwnnadl church, No. 1638<\/a>); the abacus has a quarter-round
\nmould below; the base is hollow-chamfered and the
\nvertical grooves are stopped diagonally, in the two eastern
\nbays at least (the bases in the western are nearly covered by
\nthe modern wooden floor of the pews). In all spandrels except
\nthose above the easternmost of the three piers, and at two \u00a0common levels, the ends of rough stones project a few inches
\nto N. and S. (Plate 14). Those above the central pier, where
\nthere is also a square slot, may be connected with the rood-loft
\nand screen, traces of which remained on the N. side in
\n1856. \u00a0\u00a0Above the E. pier, level with the upper set of rough\u00a0stones, quarter-round corbels project to N. and S. Both are
\ncarved in relief, the former with R, the latter with 1615.
\nAlthough this is noted as ‘one of the corbels of the roof’ in
\n1856 neither the corbels nor the rough stones seem to be related
\nto the existing roof, which is mainly ancient and undisturbed.
\nThe E. pier also has a short vertical slot on its N. side, 5 ft.
\nfrom the floor and 8 ins. high, but there is no record ofa screen
\nthere.<\/p>\n
\ndiagonal struts which are either plain or cusped to a pattern
\nof a quatrefoil flanked by trefoils. Of the latter form are the
\nfirst six from the W. in the S. aisle (Plate 22) and the fourth
\nin the N. aisle. The six in the S. aisle have twice as many
\ncusps to the struts, and cuts in the principals for large windbraces.\u00a0The sixth and seventh trusses, both chamfered on the\u00a0soffit, have slots for a boarded ceiling, which would have
\nconcealed the plain struts of the seventh. These seven trusses
\nthus form a set which terminated in a canopy of honour, no
\ndoubt for the shorter one-aisled church and probably of the
\n15th or even the 14th century. The remainder in this aisle
\nand in the N. aisle, usually without cusping, must belong to the
\nextensions of the late 15th century and the 16th century. The
\nfirst three from the E. end of the S. aisle retain on their soffits
\nthe nails of a simple boarded ceiling which formed a canopy
\nof honour for the present chancel. Above the arcade between
\nthe aisles the shortened feet of all trusses rest on rough stone
\ncorbels.
\nFittings.<\/strong>–Books:<\/em> for registers see p. cxxxi. Chest and
\nCollecting Box:<\/em> both by W. door: dug-out chest (Plate 34)
\nbound with iron at corners, flat lid of one piece on a pair of
\niron strap hinges, modern lock plate. Length 4 ft. 4 ins., height
\n2 ft., width 1 ft. 8 ins. at top, 1 ft. 7 ins. at bottom; collecting
\nbox attached to end of chest, octagonal in form of pillar with
\nmoulded capital for the box, all in one piece, flat lid on a pair
\nof iron strap hinges of trapezoidal shape, with hasp and later
\nlock; height of pillar I ft. 3 ins., width 5 ins., height of capital
\n8 ins., width 7 ins.; probably medieval. Collecting shovels:<\/em>
\ntwo, wooden, each with saucer-shaped bowl4t ins. in diameter
\nand short rounded handle; probably 18th-century. Crossslab<\/em>
\n (Plate 36):<\/em> in chancel floor, mostly in low relief but in
\nparts incised only, cross with expanded arms and stepped base,
\nwith a smaller cross formee contained in its first quarter,
\nupon stem a sword and shield, the sword lying obliquely
\nwith circular pommel and straight quillons showing; along
\nleft edge of slab a lance with head next smaller cross;
\non each side of base above steps a spur rowel like a six-petalled
\nflower pierced at centre, in rest of field slender floriate scrolls;
\nlength 6 ft. 6 ins., width 27 ins.; probably late 13th- or early
\n14th-century. Font: bowl of gritstone, octagonal; diameter
\n1 ft. 11.5\u00a0ins., height 12.5 ins.; medieval, on modern base.
\nGlass:<\/em> stained glass noted in the E. windows by Fenton and
\nothers has gone. \u00a0Inscriptions:<\/em> on quarter-round corbel above\u00a0arcade at S. side, in relief the date 1615; on similar corbel at
\nN. side, in relief the letter R. Memorials:<\/em> in chancel floor,
\ngritstone slabs to (i) Maurice Williams, 1692, and lane Lloyd,
\n1692, wife of Griffith Williams, both of Bringole (No. 1494),
\nalso Margaret, 1764, wife of\u00a0William Owen; arms of Collwyn
\nap Tangno; (ii) Griffith Jones of Tanralld, 1695; also John
\nJones, 1773, his wife Katherine, 1777, and their daughter
\nCatherine, 1814, widow of John Roberts, late archdeacon of
\nMerioneth. In churchyard against S. wall of church, (iii)
\ndecaying slate slab, to a child of William and Ellen Glynne,
\nof Rhosfawr, possibly Griffith (1686), in Latin, late 17th
\ncentury; also to William Jones, of Rhosfawr, 17(36). See also
\nCross-slab.<\/em>
\nPlate:<\/em> (i) Silver cup, beaker-shaped, engraved with double
\nbend of strap-work filled with hyphens, containing inscription
\nin Roman\u00a0capitals: SANCTAE COVORDA DE ABERERTHE;
\non a new stem, foot formed from the old paten-cover
\nwith date 1611; no marks; probably ca. 1611; height 5.5 ins.
\n(ii) Pewter flagon with globular body, short spout and domed
\ncover with scrolled thumb-piece, inscribed: Abererch\/
\nO.H. vr, W.jR.W* I. H.j1728 (for Owen Humphreys,
\nVicar, and Wardens Richard Williams and John Hughes);\u00a0height 9.25 ins. Screen :<\/em> formerly in E. part of N. aisle, fragments\u00a0re-used in stalls, q.v. Stalls<\/em> (Plate 33): to N. of chancel, a group\u00a0of five with desk, composed of(i) seats taken from two former
\nsets of three each with semi-circular and moulded capping,
\ncurved and moulded elbow-rests carved with demi-angels
\narising out of formalised clouds, misericords carved alternately
\nwith double water-leaf between two roses each of six
\npetals or a rose between two water-leaves (Plate 33); (ii) half a
\nformer desk front comprising central muntin moulded on the
\nleft, to left a panel carved in the solid with tracery of eight
\ntransomed lights with single foliation at head of each continued
\nas supermullion with simple tracery, moulded desk top
\nabove, and at left end the stall-end which has ogee-moulded
\nedges and ogee-curved top carrying two figures modelled back
\nto back, dressed in cassocks and holding blank shields; (iii) in
\nre-made stall-end at right, fragment of middle rail of former
\nscreen, moulded and embattled; (iv) re-used as corner post
\nat left end of the five stalls, a similar rail fragment from the
\nscreen, slightly different in setting-out. Stalls each 25.5 ins.
\nwide, 3 ft. 6 ins. high. Left stall-end 15.5\u00a0ins. wide, 4 ft. high
\nincluding poupee. Desk front 28 ins. high, 3 ft. 8.5 ins. long
\nfrom face of stall-end to centre line of muntin, hence formerly
\n7 ft. 5 ins. in full. Fragments of screen rail 23 ins. and 41 ins.
\nlong, both 5 ins. wide with battlement of 2.25 ins. Formerly in
\nN. aisle, between E. jamb of N. door and central pier of arcade,
\nbut possibly against first pier from E. originally. Probably
\nearly r6th-century.<\/p>\n