▁dis rep air . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁current ▁church ▁was ▁built , ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁Kil pe ck , ▁known ▁as ▁Arch en field , ▁was ▁relatively ▁prosper ous ▁and ▁strateg ically ▁important , ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁March es . ▁ ▁The ▁economic ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁may ▁have ▁helped ▁preserve ▁features ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁removed ▁elsewhere . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁unclear ▁why ▁the ▁car v ings ▁were ▁not ▁def ac ed ▁by ▁Pur it ans ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁substantial ly ▁rep a ired ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁and ▁its ▁unique ▁features ▁were ▁protected ▁and ▁maintained . ▁Pe vs ner ▁describes ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁rest or ations , ▁first ly ▁by ▁Lewis ▁N ock alls ▁Cot ting ham ▁and ▁latter ly ▁by ▁John ▁Pol l ard ▁Sed don ▁as ▁" comp et ent ▁[ and ] ▁discipl ined ". ▁ ▁Architecture ▁and ▁car v ings ▁The ▁car v ings ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁red ▁sand stone ▁are ▁remarkable ▁for ▁their ▁number ▁and ▁their ▁fine ▁state ▁of ▁pres ervation , ▁particularly ▁round ▁the ▁south ▁door , ▁the ▁west ▁window , ▁and ▁along ▁a ▁row ▁of ▁cor b els ▁which ▁run ▁right ▁around ▁the ▁exterior ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁under ▁the ▁e aves . ▁The ▁car v ings ▁are ▁all ▁original ▁and ▁in ▁their ▁original ▁positions .