St Mary Builth Wells

hertymakeup Haziran 05, 2022

Some of the following photos were taken a few years ago on one of my visits to Builth Wells. The visit was cut short as you can see later in the blog. All the photo's were taken handheld with out the tripod. I have now added photo's from my latest visit

The churchyard at St Mary Builth Wells. John Wesley preached in the churchyard on the 3rd May 1743

One of the paths through the churchyard

St Marys church from across the churchyard

The churchyard looking towards towards the church hall, the spire if from another of the towns chapels

Going in the porch you can see this tomb effigy

Latest photo of the effigy which is John Lloid of Towy 1st Sheriff & Justice of the peace in Wales & servant of Queen Elizabeth I. He died in 1585

Really nice tomb slab which dates back to 1606, must be the oldest I have seen

The entrance to St Mary with the font to the right

Inside you can see this bell which was cast in 1764 and rehung in 2002 for the Queens Golden Jubilee. The plaque on the right tells you more

The Font with carved cover near the entrance

There is also some great stained glass windows in the church, this one I think is at the back

This is a rather impressive window which depicts the nativity

The centre rose in the nave end of the church

These are the windows showing the Annunciation and the Birth of Christ which were in the last shot

This one is has an inscription. "Dedicated to all little ones, in Memory of Harold Carpenter.

This stained glass window is in the South Aisle

The nave looking towards the chancel

Last time when I went to take photos of the chancel I noticed a coffin and promptly stopped what I was doing. At this point I felt I was intruding and after saying a prayer left the church. I felt some one should have been with the coffin and after regretted not staying a while RIP.