Church of St Thomas, Redwick

Church of St Thomas, Redwick
Church of St Thomas the Apostle

Entrance porch and tower of St Thomas'
Location Redwick
Country Wales
Denomination Church in Wales
History
Dedication St Thomas
Architecture
Status Active
Functional status Parish church
Heritage designation Grade I
Designated 3 January 1963
Specifications
Number of spires 1
Administration
Parish Rectorial Benefice of Magor
Diocese Monmouth

The Church of St Thomas is the parish church of the village of Redwick, to the south east of the city of Newport, South Wales, Great Britain. A medieval church, Perpendicular in style,[1] and with elements dating from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, possibly with twelfth century origins,[2] it was listed Grade I on 3 January 1963.[2]

History and description

The church has an "unusual plan", with a central tower standing between the chancel and the nave.[3] In common with many churches on The Gwent Levels, the church suffered during the Great Flood of 1606/7 and a mark on the wall of the porch records the height reached by the water during the flood.[2]

Extensive restoration was carried out by James Norton in 1874-5.[3]

Notes

  1. Good Stuff IT Services. "St Thomas's Church, Redwick". Coflein. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. 1 2 3 Good Stuff IT Services (1963-01-03). "Church of St Thomas, Redwick". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  3. 1 2 The Buildings of Wales:Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 511

Sources

Newman, John (2002). The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09630-9. 

Coordinates: 51°33′11″N 2°50′57″W / 51.5530°N 2.8493°W / 51.5530; -2.8493

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