St David's Welsh Church, Colwyn Bay facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St David's Welsh Church,Colwyn Bay |
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OS grid reference | SH 850 788 |
Location | Rhiw Road, Colwyn Bay, Conwy County Borough |
Country | Wales |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | Colwyn Bay Parish |
History | |
Dedication | Saint David |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 25 July 1994 |
Architect(s) | Douglas and Minshull |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1902 |
Completed | 1903 |
Administration | |
Parish | Colwyn Bay with Bryn-Y-Maen |
Deanery | Rhos |
Archdeaconry | St Asaph |
Diocese | St Asaph |
Province | Wales |
St David's Welsh Church, Colwyn Bay (Eglwys Dewi Sant) is in Rhiw Road, Colwyn Bay, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is an Anglican church in the parish of Colwyn Bay with Bryn-Y-Maen, the deanery of Rhos, the archdeaconry of St Asaph, and the diocese of St Asaph. The church is situated behind St Paul's Church and is a Grade II listed building.
St David's Church was built in 1902–03 and designed by the Chester firm of architects Douglas and Minshull. It is a small church with an apsidal sanctuary. The west window is Perpendicular in style. Rising from the roof is a square bellcote with a pyramidal roof on which is an octagonal spirelet. Internally, the screen was made by a local blacksmith, David Jones.
As its name suggests, the services held in the church are in Welsh.