Kitchener's Bugle Posted 6 January , 2021 Share Posted 6 January , 2021 St Giles' Parish Church (Welsh: Eglwys San Silyn) is the parish church of Wrexham, Wales. The church is recognised as one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical architecture in Wales and is a Grade I listed building, described by Sir Simon Jenkins as 'the glory of the Marches' and by W. D. Caröe as a 'glorious masterpiece'. The iconic 16th century tower rises to a height of 136 feet[3] and is a local landmark that can be seen for many miles around. It forms one of the 'Seven Wonders of Wales'. St Giles' occupies a site of continuous Christian worship for at least 800 years. The main body of the current church was built at the end of the 15th century and beginning of the 16th centuries. It is widely held to be among the greatest of the medieval buildings still standing in Wales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener's Bugle Posted 6 January , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 January , 2021 (edited) There are a wealth of Memorials contained within the Church.....here are some of them. Major General Luke O'Connor VC Edited 6 January , 2021 by Kitchener's Bugle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener's Bugle Posted 6 January , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 January , 2021 Major General Luke O'Connor VC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener's Bugle Posted 6 January , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 January , 2021 Colonel Griffith Daniel Ellis MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener's Bugle Posted 6 January , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 January , 2021 Captain Gilbert Robertson Sandbach DOW Cairo 1917. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener's Bugle Posted 6 January , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 January , 2021 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hotham Montagu "Richard" Doughty-Wylie, VC, CB, CMG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener's Bugle Posted 6 January , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 January , 2021 This is a large, magnificent tablet remembering those who died in the South African and China 1900 Campaigns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener's Bugle Posted 6 January , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 January , 2021 This is the wall plaque to the fallen of the Great War Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener's Bugle Posted 6 January , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 January , 2021 Here are the Plaques, as always please take what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener's Bugle Posted 6 January , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 January , 2021 A few more examples of the many plaques dotted about:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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clive_hughes Posted 6 January , 2021 Share Posted 6 January , 2021 Nice to see these pictures KB, Sadly in the last few years the space at the foot of the tower where so many RWF plaques and memorials were located has been "repurposed" as a storage area with big built-in cupboards, making many of them inaccessible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener's Bugle Posted 6 January , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 January , 2021 1 hour ago, clive_hughes said: Nice to see these pictures KB, Sadly in the last few years the space at the foot of the tower where so many RWF plaques and memorials were located has been "repurposed" as a storage area with big built-in cupboards, making many of them inaccessible. Indeed, that was a bit disappointing I thought, ....I had to literally force my way in to see some of the plaques, particularly the splendid Boer War one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 6 January , 2021 Share Posted 6 January , 2021 Very interesting KB. I was struck by the Pentagram on the outside of the building. Never seen that before on a Welsh place of worship. 6 pointed illuminated stars at Christmas I have probably seen, but never noticed a Pentagram. I see that there are Christian (as well as non-Christian) connotations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener's Bugle Posted 9 January , 2021 Author Share Posted 9 January , 2021 Another point worth mentioning is that the churchyard contains the tomb of of Elihu Yale, who of course gave his name to Yale University in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 9 January , 2021 Share Posted 9 January , 2021 "Much good, some ill, he did; so hope all's even." Discuss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 9 January , 2021 Share Posted 9 January , 2021 Well, none of us is wholly bad or good ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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