The Governance of St Davids 1600-1740

J. Wyn Evans

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University of Wales Press
15 November 2025

Religious buildings; History: theory & methods; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900

This study of a previously unpublished manuscript is a significant witness to the vigorous life of St Davids Cathedral, as well as to the changes to its fabric, especially in the restoration and recovery of the building after the depredations of the 1640s. Highlighting the beginnings of a process that culminated in Scott's restoration of 1865-1873, the author focuses on a period illuminated by the eighteenth-century antiquarian Richard Davies's selection and collection of manuscript evidence relating both to the fabric and the personalities involved with the cathedral

such as Bishop Thomas Watson, whose removal from office carried national and political implications.

Edited by: J. Wyn Evans
Imprint: University of Wales Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781837723133
ISBN 10: 1837723133
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 15 November 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Introduction Archdeacon Richard Davies's manuscript [Bodleian Library MS Top. Eccles Gen. e.9] Index

The Rt Revd Dr J. Wyn Evans is an independent scholar. He is associated with the Lampeter campus at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, where he organises the Lampeter Seminar in Church History.