Hanes Eglwys Sant Tudno
Sefydlodd Sant Tudno ei eglwys ar y Gogarth yn y chweched ganrif ond nid oes unrhyw olion o'r adeilad gwreiddiol ar ôl. Adeiladwyd yr eglwys bresennol yn y 12fed ganrif ac erys rhan o'r wal ogleddol o'r cyfnod hwn, tra bod y rhan fwyaf o weddill y strwythur yn dyddio o a 15fed ganrif. Ym 1839 difrodwyd y to gan storm enbyd a phenderfynwyd peidio â thrwsio’r eglwys ond yn hytrach adeiladu eglwys newydd yn nes at ganol yr hyn a oedd yn bentref Llandudno ar y pryd.
Ym 1840 adeiladwyd Eglwys San Siôr yn Church Walks ac roedd yn gwasanaethu’r boblogaeth Gymraeg yn bennaf. Cafodd Eglwys Sant Tudno ei hesgeuluso hyd 1855 pan wnaed apêl am £100 i atgyweirio’r to a gwnaeth Mr. W.H. Reece o Birmingham a Phlas Tudno, Llandudno, “wedi penderfynu’n ddiolchgar i adfer yr eglwys ar ei gost ef yn unig fel offrwm diolch am Ddaioni Dwyfol” i'w ferch wella ei hiechyd tra yn byw yn Llandudno. Cyfanswm cost y gwaith atgyweirio ac adfer oedd £400. Dechreuodd y gwaith atgyweirio ar ddiwrnod St. Tudno (5 Mehefin) ac ail-agorwyd yr eglwys ar gyfer gwasanaeth cyhoeddus ar ddydd Sant Luc (18 Hydref) 1855. Roedd gwaith pellach ym 1906 yn cynnwys gosod ffenestri ychwanegol.
Gwybodaeth gan T.F. Llyfryn Wynne St. Tudno and St. Tudno’s Church. Mae'r llyfryn ar gael o'r eglwys.
History of St. Tudno's Church
St. Tudno founded his church on the Great Orme in the sixth century but no trace of the original building remains. The present church was built in the 12th century and part of the north wall remains from this time, while most of the rest of the structure dates from a 15th century extension. In 1839 the roof was damaged by a severe storm and it was decided not to repair the church but to build a new church nearer the centre of what was then the village of Llandudno.
In 1840 St. George’s Church was built in Church Walks and served the mainly Welsh-speaking population. St. Tudno’s Church was neglected until 1855 when an appeal was made for £100 to repair the roof and Mr. W.H. Reece of Birmingham and Plas Tudno, Llandudno, “gratefully resolved to restore the church at his sole cost as a thank offering for Divine Goodness” for his daughter recovering her health while living in Llandudno. The total cost of the repairs and restoration was £400. The repair work began on St. Tudno’s day (5 June) and the church was re-opened for public service on St. Luke’s day (18 October) 1855. Further work in 1906 included installation of additional windows.
Information from T.F. Wynne’s booklet St. Tudno and St. Tudno’s Church, available from the church.