The Corpus of ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE in Britain & Ireland
St Asaph (medieval)
Parish church
Llanyblodwel is in the NW of the county, 5 miles SW of Oswestry and only a mile from the Welsh border. The village stands in the valley of the River Tanat, with the church at its centre. St Michael's is medieval in origin but was rebuilt to the design of the vicar, Rev. John Parker, between 1847 and 1856. It is now dominated by an octagonal tower that merges into a slightly swelling tower, like a rocket, apparently based on the spire of Freiburg Mister although the comparison is not close. Parker's spire, however, is of Welsh Minera limestone heavily dressed with Shelvock sandstone, which gives it a decidedly pinkish appearance. The steeple is almost detached from its twin gabled church, being linked to it only by a low vestibule. The nave, with a W gallery, and chancel occupy the S block, while the N block is an aisle with a longitudinal organ gallery occupying most of its length. Between the two is a 3-bay arcade dating from the 14thc. Parker also added dormers to the nave roof and his interior is covered with painted texts and stencilled patterns. The S nave doorway, under Parker's porch, is 12thc and the font may well be too, although this is a matter of dispute.
Parish church
Selattyn is a village in the NW of the county, a mile from the Welsh border and 3 miles N of Oswestry, The church is in the centre of the village and consists of a 13thc nave and chancel, 18thc tower, 19thc N aisle, N and S transepts. There is a font at W end of the nave close to S doorway. It probably dates from the 12thc or early 13thc.
Parish church, formerly chapel
Knockin is a village in NW Shropshire, close to the Welsh border ans 5 miles S of Oswestry. The church, in the centre of the village, is single-aisled, but had a N aisle in the 12thc, destroyed by a fire in 1767. . The blocked arcade now forms the N wall of the nave. The chancel is 12thc., enlarged between 1900 and 1910. There is no tower but a 17thc bell-cote of yellow brick. The church was restored and enlarged in 1846-47, when a S transept was added with a W porch. Romanesque features described here are the chancel S doorway, the N nave arcade and the font.