Photography by John Ball - 9 September 1999
(with Agfa ePhoto307 digital camera)

St Michael's is the parish church of Bryngwyn, set in a remote rural area of Radnorshire, near the English border. The church, situated on the slopes of Bryngwyn Hill, is said to be the third highest church in Wales.

Image 1:

St Michael's viewed from the south-west. The belfry houses two bells, one of which dates from circa AD 1200.

The entrance to the churchyard (Image 2) which contains several ancient yew trees (Image 3).

Image 4, 5, 6: On the south-east corner of the church are these mysterious male and female figures carved into the stonework. The date and significance of the carvings are unknown.

Image 7:

The nave and chancel.

Image 8: The interior of the chancel roof, erected circa AD 1500.

Image 9: The oldest object in the church is this early Christian stone pillar near the south wall of the chancel. The pillar is incised with a decorated cross dating from AD 600 to AD 800.

Image 10, 11: Carved heads at each end of the archway over a door in the north wall of the chancel.

Image 12:

This bird, made of dried flowers, hovers menacingly over the font at the west end of the nave.