All Saints' Church, Llangar

It is conserved and open to the public as an example of a rural church with medieval wall paintings and largely intact 18th century interior fittings.

[2] The extensive woodwork of the interior includes a gallery, box pews, benches and pulpit, all of which date to the early part of the 18th century.

[1] At the chancel end the roof is panelled over with a barrel shaped ceiling to provide a 'canopy of honour' of 15th century design, although most of the fabric of this is now of later date.

[4] Also on the north wall, overlaying some of the rustic frames, is a pre-reformation painting of an unknown Bishop, occupying an elaborate 'fictive architectural niche'.

Most prominent, and most recent, is a large skeleton figure of Death, painted in the 18th century, serving as a reminder of mortality.

[1] The classical arch frame on the north wall had the text of Gweddi'r Arglwydd, the Lord's Prayer in Welsh.

[10] Responsibility for Llangar passed to the Secretary of State for Wales (Cadw's predecessor) in 1967.,[9] and a project to investigate and conserve the Church was begun in 1974.

Archaeological excavations under the stone floor, led by Ron Shoesmith, found no evidence dating back before the 14th century.

[9] The building was stabilised, made weatherproof, and in 1991 a scheme of work to reveal and conserve the wall paintings was completed.

View from the gallery
Triple-combination pulpit
North wall of Llangar church, showing the series of rustic 'fictive wooden frames' for pictures such as a series of Passion scenes.
South wall 'deadly sin' painting of an animal, presumed to represent gluttony. The rider is lost but the image of the greedily feeding beast survives.
The 18th century figure of Death, on the north wall, facing the door.
North wall paintings. Overlying the medieval panels are a picture of a bishop (left) and a post-reformation classical archway with the text of the Lord's Prayer.