Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Date	28 June 2014
Location	Bethesda	SH 62562 66747; 53.18000°N, 4.05803°W
Information	Christ Church, Bethesda was built in 1855-56 by Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant (1800-1886), owner of Penrhyn Quarry and who, in 1866, became the 1st Baron Penrhyn of Llandegai. This Anglican church was designed by London-based architect Thomas Henry Wyatt (1807-1880), second cousin once removed of Pennant’s Agent, James Wyatt. The church was restored in 1906 and received a Grade II listing in 1997. Further Reading Christ Church, Bethesda (British Listed Buildings)

 

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

This tablet was erected on the occasion of the
fiftieth anniversary of the consecration of this
church when it was restored in memory of the late
Colonel The Honble. Edward Gordon Douglas Pennant
(afterwards Lord Penrhyn) by whom it was originally
built and endowed. The expense of the restoration was
borne by members of the congregation and their friends.

Oct 9th 1906

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda

Christ Church, Glanogwen, Bethesda