{"id":410,"date":"2014-07-08T23:09:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T22:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crwydro.co.uk\/edern\/?page_id=410"},"modified":"2014-07-11T23:15:43","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T22:15:43","slug":"1641-the-parish-church-of-st-iestyn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/crwydro.co.uk\/edern\/edern\/eglwysig-ecclesiastical\/1641-the-parish-church-of-st-iestyn\/","title":{"rendered":"(1641) THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. IESTYN"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. IESTYN (Fig. 84, Plates
\n12, 13, 16, 17, 19,26,36,37) consists ofan undivided nave and
\nchancel and a shorter S. aisle. The original church, now the
\nnave, was of the early I3th century, and was extended to the
\nE. about 1300. The church was of some importance at that
\ntime,1 and the masonry is of very good quality. Late in the
\n15th or early in the 16th century the S. aisle was added; the
\nE. window is a copy of the triple lancets of the chancel.
\nThe church is well built, mainly oflocal rubble but with the
\narcade of a fme gritstone. The roofs and floors are modern.
\nIn the undivided Nave and Chancel (75 ft. by 17 ft.), the W.
\ntwo-thirds is formed by the surviving fabric of the original
\n13th-century church; the E. third was added later in that
\ncentury. Two original windows can be traced near the W.
\nend. That in the S. wall (Plate 17), now blocked, was I ft. 6 ins.
\nwide and 3 ft. 10 ins. high, with a well-rounded head of
\naccurately shaped voussoirs. That in the N. wall is 2 ft. wide<\/p>\n

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and originally 4 ft. 9 ins. high though the sill has since been
\nlowered by about a foot; the head is very slightly pointed.
\nThe remaining openings in the N. wall are modern; that
\nnearest to the E. end is formed in a blocked original doorway
\n2 ft. wide. The W. doorway, 4 ft. I in. wide, has splayed
\ninternal jambs and a slightly pointed head. The voussoirs are
\nshallow, and the stonework of the joints is small compared to
\nthat of the windows mentioned above. These features suggest
\nthat the doorway is an insertion, and it has becn shown as
\nsuch on the plan, although thcre is no obvious indication of
\ndisturbance in the adjacent walling. The door now gives
\naccess only to the W. 16 ft. ofthe nave which is separated from
\nthe remainder by a modern partition with a central door and
\nis covered by a modern gallery; the floor of this part is 3 ft.
\n7 ins. below that ofthe rest of the church. Above the doorway
\nare two lancets with slightly pointed heads, similar in character
\nto those in the E. window, and like the doorway perhaps a
\ncareful insertion. The gable is capped by a modern bell-cote.
\nThe E. window (Plate 17), above the altar, is original work of
\nabout 1300; it comprises three lancets of equal width with
\nroughly pointed heads, the central one being higher than the
\nothers; they are formed of. the same rubble as used in the
\nwalling, and the glazing is set back about a foot from the outer
\nface.
\nThe S. Aisle (58 ft. 6 ins. by 18 ft. 6 ins.) was almost certainly
\nadded in the late 15th or early 16th century. The E.
\nwindow and the blocked S. door are of earlier character, but
\nthe period is indicated by the arcade and by analogies with
\nneighbouring churches, e.g. Abercrch, Llanengan and Llangwnnadl
\n(Nos. 1482, 1590, 1638), where the date of the
\nextcnsion is not in doubt. The E. wall has been bonded with the
\nearlier work, but the line of the original S~ wall can be traced
\ninside the church. The E. window (Plate 12) is a copy of the
\nearlier window in the chancel, but is ofrougher workmanship.
\nThe S. wall contains three windows, all modern, and an
\noriginal narrow doorway, now blocked. This (Plate 19) has
\njambs of large stones and a roughly built semi-circular head.
\nIt may be a copy of a doorway in the original S. wall, just as
\nthe E. lancets are a copy of those in thc chancel. The W.
\ngable contains some exceptionally large stoncs in its lower
\ncourses and in the quoins, and high up is a plain rectangular
\nwindow, probably a I7th- or 18th-century insertion.
\nThe arcade of five bays (Plate 13), which separates the two
\nparts ofthe church, is formed with four-centred arches oftwo
\nhollow-chamfered orders, the outer ones being diagonally
\nstopped. The E. respond (Plate 16) was designed for a higher
\nfloor level and the base rests on what seems to be an inverted
\nplinth above a modern square base; the cap has a small carved
\nhead facing S.W.
\nFittings.-Books: for registers see p. cxxxvi. Dog-tongs: of
\noak with iron pivots; inscribed 1750. F011t (Plate 26): octagonal
\nsandstone bowl and pedestal. The vertical and inclined faces
\nbear carvings of lancet and traceried windows and diaper or
\ncurved geometrical patterns. The pedestal has tapering buttresses
\nflanking plain vertical panels. The font is one of the
\nmost elaborate of a type found elsewhere, as at Llanfair-isgaer
\n(Vol. IT, No. 1247) and Llangwnnadl (No. 1638). Probably
\nearlY-16th century. Memorials: (i) Stone slab, set against<\/p>\n

W. wall ofS. aisle (Plate 36), with inscription in Roman capitals
\nto Evan Saethon, 1639, and a shield-of-arms, a lion rampant in a
\nborder engrailed (Rhys ap Tewdwr Mawr). (ii) On N. wall of
\nchancel, slate panel, carved and gilt (Plate 37), to Elis Anwill,
\n1742. In churchyard, of slate: (iii) John Wynne, 3rd son of
\nR.W., Rhosgoch, 1691. (iv) Humphrey Parry, 1731, (v)
\nK(a)trine WilIiam, 1733, (vi) John Roberts, 1743. Plate:
\n(i) Silver chalice and paten-cover, with plain beaker-shaped
\nbowl and plain curved truncated stem with shallow moulded
\nfoot. Inscription in one line near lip, ‘As often as ye shall eate
\nthis bread, and drinke this Cup, ye shew the Lord’s death till
\nhe come-I Cor ii 21’. Below this, ‘The guift of Roger Jones
\nCitizen of London, borne in ye parish of Llaniestyn in ye
\nCounty of Carnarvon, 1634’. The paten-cover, which overhangs
\nthe rim, has two concentric depressions; on the foot is a
\ndragon with the donor’s initials R I. London date-letter
\n1634-5. Maker’s mark R with a rose under. Height 7 1
\n9(jins.2
\n(ii) Pewter flagon with lid, height 8i ins., diameter at mouth
\n31- ins.; lid 21 ins. high; no marks or inscription. (iii) Pewter
\nplate, diameter 9 ins.; with maker’s name Baldwin and mark
\nbird on rose. (iv) Pewter plate, diameter 13 ins.; with maker’s
\nname Baldwin and marks bird on rose, WIX, flower, trefoil
\nand R I. Items (ii)-(iv) are now at Botwnnog.
\nLewis, Top. Diet., s.v.; Arch. Camb., 1900, p. 316 (as in
\n1858).<\/p>\n

Rated next below Aberdaron in the deanery of Lleyn, Taxatio,
\npp. 291, 294 (Rec. Caern., p. 227); Valor EcclesiastiCtls, IV, p. 420; VI
\npp. xiv, xviii, xxxii, xxxiii (with chapels of Bodferin, Penllech and
\nLlandygwnning) .
\n2 Church Plate, p. 99, PI. IX.
\nCondition: good.<\/p>\n

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THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. IESTYN (Fig. 84, Plates 12, 13, 16, 17, 19,26,36,37) consists ofan undivided nave and chancel and a shorter S. aisle. The original church, now the nave, was of the early I3th century, and was extended to the E. about 1300. The church was of some importance at that time,1 and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":153,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/crwydro.co.uk\/edern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/410"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/crwydro.co.uk\/edern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/crwydro.co.uk\/edern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/crwydro.co.uk\/edern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/crwydro.co.uk\/edern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/crwydro.co.uk\/edern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":454,"href":"http:\/\/crwydro.co.uk\/edern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/410\/revisions\/454"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/crwydro.co.uk\/edern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/crwydro.co.uk\/edern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}