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Latitude: 52.8093 / 52°48'33"N
Longitude: -4.657 / 4°39'25"W
OS Eastings: 221011
OS Northings: 326838
OS Grid: SH210268
Mapcode National: GBR 50.W35W
Mapcode Global: WH33N.FNL5
Plus Code: 9C4QR85V+P5
Entry Name: Church of St Maelrhys
Listing Date: 19 October 1971
Last Amended: 26 June 1998
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 4236
Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary
ID on this website: 300004236
Location: Situated on N side of minor lane running S and E off Aberdaron-Rhiw road from junction at Penycaerau.
County: Gwynedd
Town: Pwllheli
Community: Aberdaron
Community: Aberdaron
Locality: Llanfaelrhys
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
Tagged with: Church building
Parish church of medieval origins, extended to E at an uncertain date and with C19 windows, door and W bellcote. The interior still has pre-Victorian box-pews and benches.
Parish church, rubble stone with single slate roof and C19 W bellcote in squared stone with slate-capped gable and single arched opening. Coped E gable. Massive boulder footings suggest medieval origins, but W wall appears rebuilt except for cornerstones. W arched doorway with stone voussoirs and double ledged doors. Narrow arched light each side and another high in gable. Within doorway is passage with doors right and left and double doors into nave. N wall has blocked door to W end, roughly pointed with stone voussoirs. S wall has two C19 cross-windows, small-paned with one quarter opening. On S wall is another blocked door with segmental head, probably not medieval.
Plastered walls, 5-bay C19 roof of pine wishbone trusses. Set-back in N wall possibly indicating original E end. Two steps to sanctuary, plain rails and crude timber pulpit. 12 box pews on side with panelled doors and bench at W end. N side has 8 backless benches linked by a bench along wall. 5 bench-ends inscribed 'Nanhoron'. Then 2 box pews, lower than those on S. Medieval font, irregular octagonal bowl, whitewashed with cross on one face, ring mould around shaft and splayed base.
A simple vernacular church retaining late Georgian box pews and benches.
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