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St James The Apostle's Church, Holywell

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NPRN300321
Map ReferenceSJ17NE
Grid ReferenceSJ1853076270
Unitary (Local) AuthorityFlintshire
Old CountyFlintshire
CommunityHolywell
Type Of SiteCHURCH
PeriodPost Medieval
Description

St James The Apostle's Church, Holywell, was rebuilt in 1769 on the site of an eleventh century church dedicated to St Winifred. Subsequently restored in 1885 and 1905. A painted heraldic tablet with three shields of arms and inscription, 1670, survives.

Source:
Richard Suggett, Painted Temples: Wallpaintings and Rood-screens in Welsh Churches, 1200–1800, (RCAHMW 2021), pp. 73, 257.

RCAHMW 2021