Just a few miles from the church of St Peulan stands St Mary’s, Tal-y-Llyn. This time I was able to park right outside this incredibly remote church and was rather surprised to be greeted by what sounded like a swarm of giant bees. In fact there were no insects, but the sound I was hearing was the whine of motorbikes racing around Anglesey’s motor racing circuit four miles away. Evidently the wind was blowing in my direction to carry their sound!
St Mary’s is all that remains of an Anglesey town that was wiped out by the plague, sitting on a raised mound overlooking Llyn Padrig. Despite its isolation, it was originally built as a chapel of east to Llanbeulan, the place I’d just come from.
Opening the simple oak door I found a simple space with a huge contrast gloom at one end and the clear leaded windows at the other. It took my eyes a minute or two to adjust, but fortunately my camera was able to cope with the relative darkness.
Once again I found some delightful small scenes to photograph, many of them bathed in golden sunlight.
This accident building is simply built, but built to last with immensely thick walls, as you can see from this small window. Just to emphasise its rural location, there were cows right outside the window!
More little details, and a lone butterfly…
As I went to leave I couldn’t resist one last photograph, capturing the soft light cast through the archway onto the weathered west door.
Photos taken 18 July 2025