Church of All Saints, Llanelli

Church in Wales

Church of All Saints

Location| Heol Goring, Llanelli
Country| Wales, United Kingdom
Denomination| Anglican
History
Founded| 1872
Architecture
Heritage designation| Grade II
Designated| 3 December 1992
Architectural type| Church
Style| Victorian
Closed| 2011

The Church of All Saints is a former Anglican parish church in the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was built in 1872 and is located in Heol Goring. It was designated a Grade II-listed building on 3 December 1992, and was reported to be closed in March 2011 due to electrical defects.

At the time this church was built, the amount of funds available was the determining factor when deciding on the architectural style to be used when building a new place of worship; the richer the congregation, the more ornate the church. Most churches cost somewhere between £1000 and £2000 to erect, but the Church of All Saints, Llanelli was estimated to cost £4,800 when it was built in 1872, the architect being George Edmund Street of London.[1] Additional sums were spent in 1887 when the west end was completed according to the original plans. The exterior is built with brown rock-faced rubble-stone with Bath stone dressings, and the roof is clad with green slates and terracotta ridge tiles. Besides the "exceptionally fine 5-light stained-glass east window" there is another fine window in the south aisle.[2]

The church was designated a Grade II listed building on 3 December 1992, and has a richly decorated interior with heavily carved reredos, and fine stained-glass windows.[2] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales curates the archaeological, architectural and historic records for this church. These include digital photographs of the exterior and interior, colour transparencies and black and white postcards. In March 2011, the church was closed because of electrical problems.[3] The Church in Wales took the decision not to repair the electrics but instead to sell the church and invest the proceeds in other churches in the town.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Thomas Lloyd; Julian Orbach; Robert Scourfield (2006). Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. Yale University Press. p. 42\. ISBN 0-300-10179-1.
2. ^ a b "Church of All Saints, Goring Road, Llanelli". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
3. ^ "All Saints Church, Llanelli (104674)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
4. ^ "Church sale set to pave way for revamp project". Llanelli Star. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

## External links

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* Artwork at Church of All Saints, Llanelli

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