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
16230
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
02/08/1995  
Date of Amendment
02/08/1995  
Name of Property
Railed Family Vault attached to Parish Church  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire  
Community
Cynwyl Gaeo  
Town
 
Locality
Caeo  
Easting
267502  
Northing
239917  
Street Side
 
Location
Parish churchyard situated in village centre: vault against E end of N wall.  

Description


Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary  
Period
 

History
Former vault belonging to the Johnes family of Dolaucothi, erected in 1815. The family resided at Dolaucothi since the late C16: the mansion was mostly demolished c1950.  

Exterior
Rectangular enclosure, roughly 7m x 5m, bounded by fine early C19 wrought-iron railings standing 2m high. The railings are of square cross-section, pointed finials; scroll- work under the top-rail. The posts are thicker with loop-finials rising to scrolled spear-heads. Entries to centres of N and E sides, the gates of similar design to railings but with scrolled upper panel to N gate. Elaborately scrolled wrought-iron over- arches to both gates rising to highly detailed finials. Cemented base: access to vault sealed over. Datestone of 1815 set in adjacent church wall. Elaborate early C19 wrought-iron railed vault of fine local craftsmanship in attractive churchyard setting.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
 

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