Towyn / Tywyn
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 22504TOW
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1871-1873
Font Century and Period/Style: 19th century (late), Victorian
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary / Eglwys y Santes fair
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: present church mid-19thC by G.E. Street -- no earlier church known for this site
Church Address: Towyn Rd, Towyn, Abergele LL22 9EN, UK -- Tel.: +44 7913 061363
Site Location: Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the A548, 3-4 km NE of Abergele, about 15 km E of Llandudno and Colwyn Bay, about 30 km W of Liverpool as the crow flies
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St. Asaph
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in Manchester Victorian Architects [ https://manchestervictorianarchitects.org.uk/buildings/church-of-st-mary-with-parsonage-and-school-towyn] [accessed 21 October 2025] informas: "Church of St Mary with Parsonage and School, Towyn. Date: 1871 - 1873 [...] The consecration and opening of the new church which has been erected at Towyn, a village about two miles from Abergele, took place on Monday. The church, which is dedicated to St Mary, occupies a site on the left-hand side of the turnpike road leading to Rhyl [...] The designs for the church, school, and parsonage, were supplied by Mr G. E. Street, R.A., and the works, which have occupied about two years in completion [...] The pulpit and font are of Bath stone, and are elegantly carved by Earp, of London, who also designed and executed the reredos and other carved work in the church".
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 463887 5905980
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.30179, -3.5419
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 18′ 6.44″ N, 3° 32′ 30.84″ W