St Michael the Archangel, Llanyblodwel

There is also a First World War memorial in the form of a stained glass window, depicting a soldier presenting his sword to Christ, by William Pearce Ltd of Birmingham, with an associated brass plaque below.

[6] Two fragments of a 14th-century grave stone are attached to the inner wall of the porch depicting a coursing hare and Lombardic lettering[1] possibly relating to the legend of Melangell, which some antiquaries have tried to connect with the hare iconography seen at Pennant Melangell, which once received the tithes of the township of Bryn.

It is of octagonal cross section with a spire of curved circular arc outline to the apex – a domical vault – a shape that Parker was convinced would be stronger than the usual hollow spire construction where the thickness of the straight sides diminishes towards the apex.

[8] The radius of the arc forming the curved spire is 247 ft.[8] Later in the Victorian period Parker's decorations were obliterated with wall wash and the double-decker pulpit removed.

[9] In addition to the former vicars John Parker[10] and Elias Owen,[4] the Victorian composer and conductor Henry David Leslie (1822-1896)[11] is also buried in the churchyard.