St. Philip's Church a Grade II Listed Building 17th January 1986
Posted by Ronnie on 10/12/2024, 7:08:47 Board Owner
Church of St. Philip II Church. 1861-3. By H. Gee. Rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings and slate roof.
Nave with north west tower, transepts, short chancel and south vestry. Cornices and coped gables with fleur-de-lys finials.
3-bay nave has 2- light windows with Geometrical tracery between weathered buttresses; west window of 5 lights. Short tower has entrance of one order to west.
3 stages, the lowest with set back buttresses and paired lancets, cornice with ball flower and weathering over.
2nd stage has angle buttresses and lancets.
Bell stage has stepped triple lancets, clock faces to west and south.
Cornice with gargoyles and splayed spire. Transepts are 2 bays deep, with angle buttresses, 5- light window over gabled porch with entrance of one order, return windows of 2 lights.
Chancel has high 5-light window, projecting vestry has traceried lancets and south door with straight-headed window of 3 ogee-headed lights; gabled projection has entrance and 2-light window. Interior has hammer-beam roofs and large crossing space.
Looks lovely and peacefull there,not much traffic rushing up and done,My husband grandfather hated the way Cowbridge rd Cardiff become so busy that was 60 plus years ago, dont know what he would think of it now,I have heard people getting a bus into Canton then a second bus back to the library,to save crossing Cowbridge road,
Re: St. Philip's Church a Grade II Listed Building 17th January 1986
Went in the church once when are neighbours son got married,remember the big gold bird near the alter, many years ago a man who attended EM church stole something from St Philips church,at the time I thought he could have taken something from are church,
Re: St. Philip's Church a Grade II Listed Building 17th January 1986
St Philips has had a lot of money spent on it lately and it looks lovely. When I got married there I had to tiptoe down a side aisle, so I wouldn't get my stilettos caught in the grating. They didn't have a centre aisle.
Re: St. Philip's Church a Grade II Listed Building 17th January 1986
on 10/12/2024, 7:08:47
