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.
Date of Designation
14/06/1995
Date of Amendment
14/06/1995
Name of Property
Monument at Rhaul
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Gwernaffield with Pantmwyn
Location
Situated to the S of the house in the outer corner formed by the formal garden walls. Reached from a drive running N off the Mold/Gwernaffield by-road.
Broad Class
Commemorative
Exterior
Dated 1735 square section stone pedestal supports a stone urn with acanthus leaf detailing and stone flame motif to the lid. The pedestal has a coat of arms on the south face, and Latin inscriptions on the W and E faces, that on the E face encircled by a carved snake, tail in mouth, includes the date MDCCXXXV and the initials AS and NG, perhaps for Nehemiah Griffiths who built the nearby Alleluia Monument.
Reason for designation
Group value with Rhual and with the formal garden structures.
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