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Hodgeston Parish Church

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decided that it should be restored, the architect David Brandon was appointed to do the work. The present windows were added as part of this restoration, but many of the internal features were preserved. This restoration was "intended to be a model for future church restorations". The church has no
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roofs. Its plan consists of a nave with a south porch, a chancel, and a west tower. The chancel has a roof at a higher level, and is described as being "rather large in proportion to the rest of the church". The massive tower was "unusually slender" for the era, and is in four stages. On the
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was added during the following century. The tower was built at a later date. At the beginning of the 19th century, the church was described as being "in extreme disrepair". In 1851 the
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Gothic style; the other windows in the chancel are in simpler style. The nave measures about 12 metres (39 ft) by 5 metres (16 ft) and it contains a
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with effect from 17 December 2000. The charity has introduced into the church a set of stalls originally designed by
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The chancel measures 9 metres (30 ft) by 5 metres (16 ft). It has a
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the Friends of Friendless Churches in 2000, who hold a 999-year
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is thought to date from the 13th century, while the
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Churches preserved by the Friends of Friendless Churches
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Hodgeston Parish Church is located in Pembrokeshire
51°39′31″N 4°51′01″W / 51.6585°N 4.8503°W / 51.6585; -4.8503
OS grid reference
SS 029 993
Hodgeston
Pembrokeshire
Denomination
Church in Wales
Friends of Friendless Churches
Dedication
Redundant
Architect(s)
Church
Style
Gothic
Groundbreaking
Materials
Limestone
slate
redundant church
Hodgeston
Lamphey
Pembrokeshire
Cadw
listed building
Friends of Friendless Churches
nave
chancel
Cambrian Archaeological Association

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