St Mary's Church, Pennard

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NPRN400053
Map ReferenceSS58NE
Grid ReferenceSS5655088740
Unitary (Local) AuthoritySwansea
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityPennard
Type Of SiteCHURCH
PeriodPost Medieval
Description

St Mary's Church, Pennard, is a late 13th century church established when an earlier church became overwhelmed by sand. An ancient water stoup serves as a font, with a carved Jacobean cover, and the pulpit is also Jacobean. Laudian dog-rails protect the sanctuary and the beam supporting the gallery may have been the medieval rood-beam. Painted features include a decalogue board with Royal Arms (re-set) above texts on boards. The date is unknown, but is probably eightenth cxentury.

Sources include:
RCAHMW Wallpaintings Database. 2004.09.14/RCAHMW/SLE
Richard Suggett, Painted Temples: Wallpaintings and Rood-screens in Welsh Churches, 1200–1800, (RCAHMW 2021)

RCAHMW 2022