Manordeifi is an inspirational place – but did you know it’s also the final resting place of Alun the poet – as he is known in the literary and bardic …
Ann Walker and ‘Gentleman Jack’
The tower at Lightcliffe near Halifax in Yorkshire is all that remains of old St Matthew’s church. And it has a very special connection – it is the final resting …
David Lloyd George and Llanfrothen
We continue our monthly series of blogs on intriguing people connected with our churches with a curious tale from Llanfrothen – involving a future Prime Minister allegedly breaking into the …
Sir John Owen: Welsh Musketeer
There is a touch of Alexandre Dumas’ D’Artagnan about Sir John Owen. He was born at Clenennau in 1600, into one of the most important estates in Caernarfonshire, into wealth …
Llangwm Uchaf: Walter Cradock
Walter Cradock was born around 1610 at Trevela in Monmouthshire. A moderate and peace-loving divine; he would come to prominence in the religious, social and political turmoil of the English …
John Ystumllyn: From Africa to Ynyscynhaiarn
Our churches are full to the brim with hidden histories – and none more so than Ynyscynhaiarn in North Wales. A modest grave in the churchyard of this fine 18th …
The Sacred Life of St Margaret Marloes, Llandawke
2019 is the Visit Wales ‘Year of Discovery’ – and to celebrate each month we’ll be looking at the hidden histories of our Welsh churches; stories from ancient and sacred …
Lest We Forget
Sunday 11th November 2018 marks the centenary of the end of the First World War and we’re taking the opportunity to reflect on the impact of the conflict on Friends …
61 Years Saving Churches
We’re 61 years young today! Pretty good for a charity formed in defiance by Ivor Bulmer Thomas at the decision of the then Redundant Churches Fund to turn away churches …
‘Bloody Villainy’ at Llangwm
We had assumed that digging a French drain to replace a concrete hardstanding at St Jerome’s, Llangwm Uchaf in 2017 would be an unglamorous affair – but building works at …