Images of Wales

Tuesday, 10 March 1998

St Mary's Church, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire
and
St Stephen's Church, Old Radnor, Radnorshire

Photography by John Ball - January 1998
(with Agfa ePhoto307 digital camera)

St Mary's Church, Kidwelly

St Mary's at Kidwelly once belonged to a former Benedictine Priory, founded in the 12^th century. Fortunately it survived the suppression of the monasteries in the 16^th century.

Above left: St Mary's Church, Kidwelly, reflected in the river Gwendraeth Fach.
Above right: The high altar at St Mary's Church.

Above: The nave at St Mary's, Kidwelly.

Above: An ancient arched doorway in St Mary's. Above the Latin inscription are
the letters IHS (Iesus Hominum Salvator) and the date 1713.

St Stephen's Church, Old Radnor

St Stephen's at Old Radnor is largely a re-building dating from the 15^th and early 16^th centuries, but parts of the church are late 14^th century.

Above: St. Stephen's parish church, Old Radnor.

Above left: One of the beautiful windows at St Stephen's.
Above right: Details on the stonework above the main entrance to St Stephen's.

Above: The north aisle and nave at St Stephen's, Old Radnor.