All Saints Church, Deganwy

All Saints Church, Deganwy

All Saints Church, Deganwy, from the south
53°17′39″N 3°49′37″W / 53.2941°N 3.8270°W / 53.2941; -3.8270Coordinates: 53°17′39″N 3°49′37″W / 53.2941°N 3.8270°W / 53.2941; -3.8270
Location Deganwy, Conwy County Borough
Country Wales
Denomination Anglican
Website All Saints, Deganwy
History
Founder(s) Lady Augusta Mostyn
Dedication All Saints
Architecture
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade II*
Designated 24 June 1986
Architect(s) John Douglas
Architectural type Church
Style Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 1897
Completed 1899
Administration
Parish Eglwysrhos (or Llanrhos)
Deanery Llanrwst
Archdeaconry St Asaph
Diocese St Asaph
Province Wales
Clergy
Priest(s) Revd Pam Wright
Laity
Organist(s) Jeff Wright

All Saints Church, Deganwy, is an Anglican church in the town of Deganwy, Wales, on a site overlooking the Conwy estuary (grid reference SH783790).

Description

It is an active Anglican church in the benefice of Eglwysrhos (or Llanrhos), the deanery of Llanrwst, the archdeaconry of St Asaph, and the diocese of St Asaph.[1] It is designed by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building.[2]

The church was built as a memorial church by Lady Augusta Mostyn to a design by John Douglas of Chester on a site overlooking the Conwy estuary. It has a clerestory, a chancel higher than the nave, and a west tower.[3]

Organ

The organ at All Saints is of some historical value in the organ world. It was the gift of Mr. and Mrs Walsh and was built for the opening of the church in 1899 by Alex Young and sons of Manchester, who had gained a reputation for building organs of high quality. Of special note is the solid oak organ case with its spotted metal pipes which are all 'speaking' pipes forming part of the great Diapason stop. The organ has two manuals and pedals and is mostly in its original condition. It has tracker action for the Great and Swell organs but the pneumatic action for the pedal organ was converted to electric action in 1973. The whole of the organ action was completely renovated in the spring of 2006. The only other alteration was the addition of an electric blower to take over the job of the hand operated bellows to supply the wind. The original hand bellows are still in working order at the rear of the organ chamber.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Benefices, The Church in Wales, retrieved 1 June 2009
  2. ↑ Church of All Saints, Deganwy, Cadw, retrieved 27 June 2013
  3. ↑ Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, pp. 180–181, ISBN 0-901657-16-6
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