St Deiniol's Church, Llanddeiniol, Cardiganshire

Denomination: Anglican Dedication: St Deiniol Rebuilt: 1834 Notes: 1. "The church, which is pleasantly situated on the brow of a hill, is a small ancient edifice, consisting only of a nave, divided by a double screen into two parts, the eastern of which forms a chancel: the font, which is octangular, is supported on a circular shaft, and placed in the north-western angle of the nave." [Description of original church from Samuel Lewis's A Topo-graphical Dictionary of Wales 1833] 2. "Consecrated about 16 years ago, in lieu of the old parish church, built principally at the expense of the Revd. Thomas Richards, a landed proprietor of the parish, total cost probably £700" [Description of rebuilt church from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales, edited by I. G. Jones and D. Williams, University of Wales Press, Cardiff, 1976] 3. Plans of 1834 rebuild are on the Church Plans Online website.

Photography: Alison Bryan Date: 21 June 2009 Camera: Kodak Z650 digital