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Chepstow & Wye Valley Branch Meeting – St Arvans Church Open Day

24 June 2023 @ 10:00 am4:00 pm

David Priddis will lead a tour of the church at St Arvans and present a history of the village and the church.

Tours will be available at 11.00am; 12 noon and 2.30pm, or as required by visitors.

Presentations and displays will include:-

  • Late 10th Century Celtic Cross in the Church
  • Registers and Memorials
  • Those who served in WWI and on casualties
  • Nathaniel Wells – Owner of Piercefield Estate and Slave Trade interest – born in St. Kitts
  • William Clifford Townsend – Dambuster Pilot – St. Arvans family – his ashes are buried in the Churchyard
  • Dr Arthur Guynon Purchas – b. 1821 St. Arvans and early New Zealand Missionary, Surgeon, Architect and Inventor
  • Photos of 2012 Restoration and Bell – cast at Chepstow Bell Foundry by William Evans 1751
  • Displays of local crafts and history, etc.
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Date:
24 June 2023
Time:
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Venue

St Arvans Church
24 Wyndcliffe View
St Arvans, Chepstow, Monmoutshshire NP16 6ET United Kingdom
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Organiser

Mrs Anne Hawkins
Email
secretary.che@gwentfhs.org.uk
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