Church of All Saints, Kemeys Commander
| All Saints Church | |
|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | |
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The entrance and bell gable | |
  All Saints Church Location in Monmouthshire | |
| Coordinates: 51°44′17″N 2°56′39″W / 51.7381°N 2.9442°W | |
| Location | Kemeys Commander, Monmouthshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| History | |
| Founded | C13th century |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 18 November 1980 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bettws Newydd and Kemeys Commander |
| Deanery | Raglan/Usk |
| Archdeaconry | Monmouth |
| Diocese | Monmouth |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | The Reverend Canon T G Clement |
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The Church of All Saints, Kemeys Commander, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 13th century.
History
The hamlets of Kemeys Commander and Kemeys Inferior formed part of the Monmouthshire estates of the Knights Templar.[1] The Templars administered their holdings through commandry, accounting for the name of the hamlet. A reference to a church on the site dates from the 13th century, but the present building was constructed in the 15th century.[1] The Lordship of Kemeys dates from the Middle Ages and was held by the Kemeys family until the estate was sold in the early 18th century.[2]
The church was restored by Richard Creed in the late 19th century.[3] At the time of the restoration, the vicar was The Rev. Herbert Sheppard M.A., of Clare College, Cambridge.[4]
Architecture and description
The church is built of local limestone in the Perpendicular style.[5] The entrance is through a timber porch[5] and under a bell gable.[6]
The building has suffered from subsidence and the bell gable is off-vertical.[7]
Notes
- 1 2 Good Stuff. "Church of All Saints, Gwehelog Fawr, Monmouthshire". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- ↑ Newman 2000, p. 260.
- ↑ "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". Cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- ↑ "KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE, 1901". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- 1 2 Newman 2000, p. 259.
- ↑ "All Saints, Kemeys Commander". Coflein. 2002-12-13. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- ↑ "GGAT01812g". Cofiadurcahcymru.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
References
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.