This is a church like no other, a genuinely unique building that was the last major work of its architect, William Lethaby.
Brockhampton by Ross, Herefordshire
Lethaby had been an apprentice to leading architect Norman Shaw, was a disciple of William Morris and active in the Arts and Craft movement. All of these influences are clear in the building. He was commissioned to build the church by the owners of nearby Brockhampton Court, the old church having fallen into disuse. The new church, completed in 1902, was built on a new site, northwest of the big house.
The exterior is idiosyncratic and enchanting: a short central tower of sandstone; a square wooden bell tower; thatched roofs; and windows that range from long and thin to small and square.
The inside is just as idiosyncratic, from the almost tent shaped lime washed concrete roof to the stonework of the windows, and full of brilliant detail, from ranging lamps to door fittings. It is a masterpiece, a tribute to Lethaby's vision.
Petrisw, Powys
Cyrhaeddir yr eglwys hon trwy deithio naill ai ar hyd lonydd troellog sy’n gyforiog o flodau, neu ar hyd llwybr troed. Wrth gyrraedd, fe welwch yr eglwys ganoloesol hon yn sefyll ar lethrau’r Grwyne Fawr, yn edrych heibio cwm bychan at lethrau Mynydd Pen-y-Fâl yr ochr draw.
Capel y Ffin, Powys
Lleolir eglwys Sant Mair, Capel y Ffin yn nyffryn cudd yr afon Honddu, gyda’r Mynyddoedd Du i’r gorllewin iddi a Chlawdd Offa i’r dwyrain. Mae’n fan lle mae celfyddyd a thirwedd yn ymdoddi i’w gilydd – ac nid yw’n syndod felly iddi ddenu arlunwyr a beirdd am ganrifoedd.
Llaneleu, Powys
Mae’r eglwys anghysbell hon yn sefyll yng nghanol mynwent helaeth, hynafol yn nyfnderoedd y Mynyddoedd Du, ym Mharc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog.
