Church Of St Maughan, Llangattock Vibon Avel
History
The church dates from c. 1300, although there is some evidence of earlier work, including a 12th-century font. The church was reconstructed in the late 15th or early 16th century, and extensively rebuilt in 1865–1866. The architect was Seddon, and the patron John Rolls who had acquitted the patronage of the living at Llangattock Vibon Avel.
Architecture and description
The architectural historian John Newman describes St Maughan's as "a complete Perpendicular church, at first sight". On closer inspection, the significant later alterations become obvious. The church is flanked by a farmhouse and barns in the tiny hamlet. Of old red sandstone, it has a combined nave and chancel, with a corresponding aisle and a tower, capped with a two-storeyed timber belfry which is entirely Seddon's work. The interior contains a "remarkable" timber arcade, which dates from the medieval re-modelling. On the south wall is a memorial plaque to General Sir Robert Brownrigg of nearby Hilston Park, a noted general in the Napoleonic Wars.
Notes
- ^ Cadw. "Church of St Maughan, Llangattock Vibon Avel (Grade II*) (2084)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Newman 2000, pp. 522–3.
References
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.