St Peter's, Church Street, Carmarthen 26 September 2017
A shipwright with a sailor son-in-law.
The original church is recorded as having been transferred to Battle Abbey in the 12th Century, but the current building dates from at least the 14th Century. It is claimed to be the largest church in Wales, with the longest nave in the diocese. It contains various tombs, the most notable being that of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, instrumental in the defeat of Richard III and credited by some with having dealt the fatal blow to Richard. On the dissolution of the local friary the tomb was moved to St Peter's. The Grade I Listed church has a square limewashed tower.
St Peter's, Church Street, Carmarthen 26 September 2017
A shipwright with a sailor son-in-law.
The original church is recorded as having been transferred to Battle Abbey in the 12th Century, but the current building dates from at least the 14th Century. It is claimed to be the largest church in Wales, with the longest nave in the diocese. It contains various tombs, the most notable being that of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, instrumental in the defeat of Richard III and credited by some with having dealt the fatal blow to Richard. On the dissolution of the local friary the tomb was moved to St Peter's. The Grade I Listed church has a square limewashed tower.