
What is recorded here
Board of First Fruits church, built c. 1790, now in use as shop. Three-bay side elevations to nave, with two-stage entrance tower having castellations and pinnacles to north-west. Rendered walls with limestone eaves course. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron watergoods. Pointed arch openings with chamfered and tooled limestone surrounds, having timber door and traceried windows. Graveyard to site. Rubble stone boundary wall and piers with cast-iron gates to site.
This Board of First Fruits church has immediate architectural appeal. Retaining its original form, it also retains many original features. Built on the site of a monastery, this site has been the focus of religious activity since the twelfth century.
This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.
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