St Thomas's Church - Monmouth, Gwent, Wales.
N 51° 48.513 W 002° 43.230
30U E 519269 N 5739781
St Thomas the Martyr is dedicated to Thomas a Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, who was murdered in 1170. The Church was built in 1180, the most noteworthy original feature is the Norman chancel arch. St Thomas is located in Monmouth, Wales.
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Waymark Code: WMVF3H
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/10/2017
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"The Church of St Thomas the Martyr at Overmonnow, Monmouth, south east Wales, is located beside the medieval Monnow Bridge across the River Monnow. At least part of the building dates from around 1180, and it has a fine 12th-century Norman chancel arch, though the exterior was largely rebuilt in the early 19th century. It is one of 24 buildings on the Monmouth Heritage Trail and is a Grade II* listed building.
The building is constructed of Old Red Sandstone. Dedicated to St Thomas à Becket, it became a chapel-of-ease to St Mary's Priory Church as it did not have its own parish. It is listed in a papal edict by Pope Urban III in 1186. It is thought to have existed in 1170 although Charles Heath in 1800 reported evidence of earlier Saxon design in the shape of the architecture.
Both St Thomas' and the nearby Monnow Bridge were damaged by fire in the Battle of Monmouth in 1233, part of the series of uprisings agains tHenry III by his barons. This required the church to be repaired using over a dozen oaks supplied by the Constable of St Briavels in Gloucestershire. The wood was delivered by royal command from the Forest of Dean the following year. In the year 1256 anchorites were living in St Thomas's." Text source: (
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