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St Michael's Church, Llanvihangel Gobion

St Michael's Church, Llanvihangel Gobion, Monmouthshire
Church of St Michael and All Angels
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"a medieval church, largely unrestored"
St Michael's Church, Llanvihangel Gobion, Monmouthshire is located in Monmouthshire
St Michael's Church, Llanvihangel Gobion, Monmouthshire
St Michael's Church, Llanvihangel Gobion, Monmouthshire
Location in Monmouthshire
Coordinates: 51°46′40″N 2°56′57″W / 51.7779°N 2.9492°W / 51.7779; -2.9492
Location Llanvihangel Gobion, Monmouthshire
Country Wales
Denomination Church in Wales
History
Founded C15th century
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade II*
Designated 9 January 1956
Architectural type Church
Style Perpendicular
Administration
Parish Llanvihangel Gobion
Deanery Raglan/Usk
Archdeaconry Monmouth
Diocese Monmouth
Clergy
Vicar(s) The Reverend Canon Tim Clement

The Church of St Michael, Llanvihangel Gobion, Monmouthshire is a parish church with datable origins to the 15th century. There is no record of a Victorian restoration, although one must have occurred, but there is documented evidence of a "light" reconstruction in 1925. Since the date, the church has barely been altered. It remains an active parish church and a Grade II* listed building.

The datable elements of the church are from the 15th century, although its origins may be earlier. The similarities of the roof-line and tower with those at may suggest the involvement of the Gloucestershire engineer John Upton in a Victorian rebuilding, although there is no documented evidence of this. Upton also undertook work at the nearby Pant-y-Goitre Bridge. The architectural historian John Newman writes that the church was "lightly restored in 1925". It remains an active parish church and a Grade II* listed building.

The church is constructed of Old Red Sandstone rubble. The most notable interior features are the "timber aisle-posts, polyganol and moulded", Cadw recording the "good internal carpentry including unusual timber arcade".


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