St Mary's Church, Haverfordwest
St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in the centre of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, prominently visible at the top of the town's High Street. The church dates from the 12th-century and is a Grade I listed building[1]
History
The main body of the church was built in the late 12th-century and was probably rebuilt in the 1240s,[1] including a tower, porches and north aisle, after being damaged by Llewelyn the Great in 1220.[2] An upper level of clerestory windows was added during the 1400s.[1] The tower originally had a timber spire clad in lead, though it was removed in 1802 after becoming dangerous.[1]
The church's interior has a fine timber panelled ceiling with moulded beams, rafters and ribs, and carves bosses at the intersections. It dates to circa 1500.[1]
The church organ dates from 1737, by Harris & Byfield, with two keyboards.[3]
St Mary's has been a listed building since 1951, now listed as Grade I as a "major medieval church with exceptionally well-preserved detailing."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Church of Saint Mary, Haverfordwest". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "Haverfordwest, St Mary's Church". Britain Express. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ Boeringer, James, Organa Britannica: Organs in Great Britain 1660-1860 - Volume 3, Associated University Presses, pp. 166–7, ISBN 0-8387-5044-3