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Saint Mary's Church
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Saint Mary's Church 
Saint Mary’s Church is the oldest building in
Pentraeth and it is around 600 years old. Parts of it were repaired in 1882. The church
stands on the crossroads where the road from Amlwch to Menai Bridge crosses the road from
Beaumaris to Llangefni. Perhaps Seiriol walked past on his way to meet his friend, Cybi.
A picture of Pentraeth Church by Sparrow. It was published by S.
Hooper on June 2nd, 1780. Very good stonework has been carried out on the Church foyer.
Limestone and sandstone were used to build it. The roof is of slate. These are the three
kinds of stone mostly seen on the church. In the church walls much limestone can be seen.
Sometimes a fossil of a seashell can be seen in it. There are many limestone quarries in
the district, at Red Wharf Bay and Penmon and perhaps it was stones
from these quarries that were used to build Pentraeth Church.
As for most Anglesey churches, Pentraeth church is a small and simple church. The parish
was not a rich one and therefore the church could not afford to pay to build a high tower.
In the nave there is room for 180 to sit. Only since 1847 are there seats in the nave. At
Pentraeth Church, as for every other church, the pulpit is on the left hand side of the
church’s nave. There is coloured glass in each of the church’s windows but a few
are particularly colourful, such as the window that was given as a gift in rememberance of
Claud
Panton Vivian,- "In memory of Claud Panton Vivian, Captain Royal Horse Artillary of
Plas Gwyn, Pentraeth, aged 24 who gave his life at the Battle for Caen, July 1944."
There are several memorial stones inside the church to remember the people of Pentraeth
who have died. Most of them are carved out of marble, e.g. The memorial stone or Hugh
Williams, Ty Fry who died November 28th, 1768 and his son, John, who died March 5th, 1771.
The parish priest currently is the Reverend Deiniol Prys who is a regular visitor to the
school.
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