old church medieval ruined church near north wales built 15th century replace church 12th century font survived dedicated 7th century female saint known chapel ease church miles away restored 18th 19th centuries contained oak screen pulpit replaced middle 19th century larger church thirds mile away contents including memorial brass plaque early 17th century church bell removed items left disused church noted bad condition roof collapsed little structure remains walls reduced feet height history location ruins church stand near north east wales date construction church site unknown church medieval times 19th century writer suggested present building dates 15th century font probably 12th century date surviving earlier church site restoration work carried 18th century changes church historical details church dedicated 7th century woman known chapel ease attached parish miles away parish divided incumbent church area takes church welsh word originally meant enclosure church modified form saint priest responsible church wife niece owner landed estate area employed architect carry restoration work details unknown church need repair middle 19th century congregation needed larger building new church built thirds mile away financed largely widow 1st baron son old church allowed fall ruins stands disused cemetery surrounded trees architecture fittings nave chancel church structurally divided measure feet inches feet inches walls feet thick recorded having roof doors north south walls windows east north west walls pulpit oak screen feet high dated screen inscriptions welsh latin note married charge caused don honor god church brass plaque erected williams memory wife moved new church screen later added west end stop wind blowing nave windows added opposite sides chancel box installed 18th century bell new church added time survey ancient historical monuments wales building bad condition insecure roof retained 18th century oak communion table rectangular font dating 12th century screen damaged pulpit fragments oak sounding board dated 18th century memorials stone benches north south walls wooden benches 18th early 19th century medieval roof place roof collapsed walls lowered height feet assessment antiquarian described church small neat appropriately fitted performance divine service writing middle 19th century said church conspicuous interesting object parish general character mining districts immediate vicinity distinguished clergyman antiquarian writing church years earlier said building bad repair writer described church 1970s forgotten shell
Old Church of St Gwenllwyfo, Llanwenllwyfo