12th century parish church north wales church established 7th century abbot royal chapel early middle ages princes court oldest parts church date 12th century considerably enlarged 16th century second nave built alongside existing structure wall replaced arcade arches restoration work uncovered 12th century arch west wall original chancel arch doorway western tower lost church 13th century font memorials 18th century 18th century copper collecting church worship combined parish parish incumbent priest grade listed building national designation given particularly important buildings special interest particular rare example double church elements including unusually fine 12th century arch guide buildings region says contains significant work island history location church south west coast north wales set large churchyard south west village south church street church community established 7th century welsh holy man abbot structure period survives oldest parts present building south wall nave parts west wall 12th century work carried late 13th 14th century period ascribed doorway south church enlarged 16th century second aisle erected north church running length building arcade arches added old new parts building restoration undertaken chester based architect work rector discovered blocked 12th century arch set west wall thought writers original chancel arch suggested entrance tower west end said existed chancel north aisle walls rebuilt porch added south added north place north aisle created work carried architect diocese principal court princes early middle ages royal chapel worship churches combined diocese incumbent priest parish architecture fittings church built late decorated style rubble masonry dressed sandstone rendering outside wall west end wall external centre roofs nave north aisle slate stone stone bells west end bells dated inscribed hung stone cross entered porch south west corner nave leads inner doorway set pointed arch 19th century reached doorway north west corner church nave measures feet north aisle roofs bays exposed central arcade arches supported octagonal piers arches east north chancel slightly smaller nave feet north nave reset 12th century arch west wall decorated heads structural division nave chancel south sanctuary east end chancel raised steps marked communion rail sanctuary floor decorated tiles placed altar sanctuary east end north aisle steps leading floor wooden altar north sanctuary early 20th century copper panel depicting supper windows north south walls set square frames lights sections window separated decorated date kennedy work window eastern end south wall lights set pointed arch frame plain windows west end single lights topped windows east end lights windows including main east window stained glass london artist east window north aisle depicts good large octagonal font dates 13th century south church memorials 18th century sons richard owen 19th century memorials survey ancient historical monuments wales noted memorial died chancellor rector copper collecting wooden handles given rector survey church plate diocese recorded plain silver dated silver inscription recording gift sir author commented nearby church exactly similar dish donor noted church records showed silver belonging church lost churchyard west boundary churchyard situated commonwealth war graves soldier merchant seamen world war assessment church grade listed building second highest grades listing designating particularly important buildings special interest given status april listed rare example double church adding second nave common wales examples island old church body responsible built heritage wales notes largely late medieval character retains significant elements earlier building including unusually fine 12th century chancel arch comments respected predominantly 16th century character church writing clergyman antiquarian said repaired new respects altered original features scarcely compared arches arcade churches vicinity suggested work architect said doorway described arch west wall richly commented uncovered repairs welsh politician church historian sir visited church september said parts church late poor roofs poor open inferior writer described church ancient structure noted particular parallel guide churches comments church long history interesting view guide buildings region says church describes wide contains significant work island memorial described beautifully
St Beuno's Church, Aberffraw