St Andrew's Church, Tredunnock, Monmouthshire
Dedication: St AndrewDenomination: Anglican Built: 14th century onwards Photography: Peter Williams Date: 11 October 2007 Camera: Fuji FinePix 2800 Zoom digital ![]() Sketch by Fred J. Hando
Note 1: What a sweep of history is crammed into this church! It spans nearly two thousand years, and the beginning is pagan: D.M.—Dis Manibus—"To the gods of the underworld". That is the invocation on the tombstone affixed to the north wall of the nave, the memorial of Julius Julianus, soldier of the Second Augustan Legion, who served eighteen years and lived forty, and who was buried here "at the charge of a beloved wife" at the dawn of the second century A.D.
Note 2: Built in a mixture of Gothic Decorated and Perpendicular styles, long-wall entry type. A prominent feature of this Church is the integral tower. Church consisting of a W tower, nave, S porch, chancel and vestry. Chancel arch appears to be 14th c. [Source: Coflein website of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (accessed August 2016)] ![]() ![]() Above: St Andrew's Church, Tredunnock (sketches by Fred J. Hando) [Hando's Gwent Vol II, ed. Chris Barber, Blorenge Books, Abergavenny, 1989; Journeys in Gwent, by Fred J. Hando, R.H Johns Ltd., Newport, 1951]
Note 3: The small nave and chancel both have Norman windows. The west tower and chancel arch are 14th century, and the priest's doorway, south window, east window with fragments of old glass, and the SW porch are 15th century. The porch outer archway is remarkably low. The altar table of c1600 is panelled with flowers and flaming wheels, and there are old pews and a font dated 1662 with a fluted bowl. On the north wall is an interesting Roman tombstone dug up in 1680. [Source: The Old Parish Churches of Gwent, Glamorgan & Gower, by Mike Salter, Folly Publications, Malvern, 1991; ISBN 1-871731-08-9]
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