St Deiniol
Penarlâg, Flintshire
Mae eglwys wedi’i chysegru i Sant Deiniol wedi sefyll ar y safle hwn ers y chweched ganrif. Mae’r gynulleidfa’n ymfalchïo yn y cysylltiad rhwng yr eglwys a theulu y Prif Weinidog Fictoraidd, William Ewart Gladstone.
It was constructed of ashlar limestone with a green slate roof; this Catholic church was established to serve the growing population of Irish workers who came to work in the local flax mill, beginning in about 1831.
The imposing 5 stage west tower, complete with buttresses, was finished in 1866-67 and culminates in a pyramid shaped ashlar roof and a finial. The base of the tower is open and has massive round arches open on three sides, making a very grand entrance to the church.
A mysterious looking ground level door in one of the pillars supporting the tower reveals a square stair turret (becoming cylindrical) that goes all the way up to the fifth stage and is topped with a rather graceful conical roof.