Name: St Mary
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Built: 1839-40
Modified: 1869
Photography: John Ball
Date: 6 January 2016
Camera: Canon IXUS 115 HS digital compact
Note 1: Built in the Gothic style, gable entry type. A prominant feature of this Church is the integral tower. [Source: Coflein database of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (accessed 28 Feb 2016)]
Note 2: [Built] 1839-40 by J. J. Scoles. A confident and conspicuous statement just a decade after the Emancipation. The broad five-stage, E.E. tower occupies most of the streetfrontage. The intended spire was not built, so in 1869 the top parapet and pinnacles were added. [Source: The Buildings of Wales: Gwent / Monmouthshire, by John Newman, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2000]
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