Church of St Tysoi, Llansoy
| Church of St Tysoi, Llansoy | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Tysoi | |
| 51°43′03″N 2°48′32″W / 51.7175°N 2.8088°WCoordinates: 51°43′03″N 2°48′32″W / 51.7175°N 2.8088°W | |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Grade I listed |
| Style | Perdendicular |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Monmouth |
The Church of St Tysoi, is the parish church of Llansoy, Monmouthshire, Wales and sits to the south of the village.[1] It is in the Perpendicular[2] style and is a Grade I listed building as of 19 August 1955.[1]
History and architecture
The church is medieval in origin, of Old Red Sandstone. The tower may be "no earlier than the early nineteenth century."[2] The church was lightly restored in the nineteenth century including work by John Pollard Seddon.[2]
The interior has a fifteenth-century barrel roof and contemporary fittings.[3] It also has some notable stained glass windows of the nineteen twenties and of the later twentieth century, including a "brilliantly coloured"[2] "Genesis" window by Geoffrey Robinson.
Notes
- 1 2 Good Stuff IT Services (1955-08-19). "Church of St Tysoi – Llangwm – Monmouthshire – Wales". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- 1 2 3 4 The Buildings of Wales:Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 334
- ↑ "St Tysoi's Church, Llansoy;St Siso'S Church | Site Details". Coflein. 2003-09-17. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
References
Newman, John (2002). Gwent/Monmouthshire. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-300-09630-9.