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Key Image Eglwys Santes Fair/St Mary’s Church
LL53 8AZ Pwllheli (Penllech)
United Kingdom
Denomination: Anglican
Geogr. Coordinates: 52.87752° N, 4.64656° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1245
Building type: Single-nave church
Description: Originally medieval single-nave church, rebuilt in the 19th cent., with a bellcote on the west gable
Name derivation: From St Mary, the mother of Jesus
Bells
  • One bell dated 1894
Pulpit
  • Octagonal pulpit (c1840)
Font
  • Rounded, probably medieval stone font on a modern base
Noteworthy
  • Box pews (c1840)
History:
1254:   First written record in the “Valuation of Norwich”, church construction probably in the 12th or early 13th cent.
15th cent.:   Extensively remodelled; the church attains its current size and orientation
1840:   Rebuilding to the current state
20/10/2009:   The Friends of Friendless Churches obtain a 999-year lease
2010:   Renovation and repairs, oak tracery (design by Graham Holland) added to the windows
Important persons:
Patron:  Mary (c. 22 BCE – c. 48 CE, mother of Jesus [featured article])
Sources
Rees, Catherine: Results of Archaeological Watching Brief at Parish Church of St. Mary, Penllech, C.R Archaeology, 2015
Wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Penllech, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary's_Church,_Penllech, retrieved 21/11/2018
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