Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
14750
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
25/07/1994
Date of Amendment
25/07/1994
Name of Property
Lower Churchyard Walls and Gateway
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Community
Holyhead
Town
Locality
Easting
224759
Northing
382607
Street Side
Location
Below St Cybi’s Church, parallel to road enclosing lower level of churchyard.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Wall probably first built early C19 when lower churchyard formed; gateway dated 1926.
Exterior
Dark grey rubble wall circa 2 high with central gateway (in style of Clough Williams Ellis, architect). Gateway in paler stone has shaped gable, round-headed archway with elaborate wrought iron gates.
Above gateway, inscriptions on slate; to Victoria Road ‘Sancte Kybi Ora Per Nobis’; towards church ‘Cared Coeth Yr Encilion’, and date ‘1926’, together with monogram consisting of letters ‘AJH’ (?) following monogram of Albrecht Durer, renaissance artist.
[Wall links back to upper walls by rubble walls to each end.]
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for group value with walls to upper churchyard.
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