Church Of St Oudoceus, Llandogo
History
The site is monastic in origin and is first mentioned as a religious foundation in 625. Oudoceus is recorded as having retired here and a subsequent church was constructed in the Middle Ages. Nothing now remains of the earlier church. The present building was designed by John Pollard Seddon and was built between 1859 and 1861. Further construction, including decoration of the interior, was undertaken in 1869. The church remains an active parish church.
Architecture and description
The church is constructed of Old Red Sandstone with Bath Stone dressings, creating a polychromatic display. It has a nave, roofed in Welsh slate, a chancel with vestry, two porches and a bellcote. The architectural historian John Newman describes this as "an extraordinarily elaborate belfry, a sort of pulpit in the sky". The style of the whole is Early French.
The interior is "calmer" but still elaborate, decorated with wall paintings by a German artist to the designs of Coates Carter, Seddon's architectural partner after John Prichard's death.
Notes
- ^ Cadw. "Church of St Oudoceus, Llandogo (Grade II*) (18575)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Benefices". The Church in Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Newman 2000, pp. 274–5.
References
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.
External links
- Artworks at the site at Imaging the Bible in Wales Database