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
18632
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/07/1997
Date of Amendment
30/07/1997
Name of Property
Mortuary Chapel
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Bridgend
Community
Garw Valley
Town
Locality
Pontycymer
Easting
290745
Northing
191487
Street Side
E
Location
Situated on the hillside on the eastern edge of the town.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Pontycymmer Cemetery was established 1888 under control of Llangeinor Burial Board.
Exterior
A simple small single cell main building with high S porch. Built of snecked rock-faced sandstone with ashlar dressings, banded Welsh slate roof, blue ridge tiles and small ashlar gabled bellcote on E apex. The approach from S is dominated by the steeply gabled porch with its unmoulded pointed arched doorway of ashlar with narrow rock-faced voussoir band; elegant decorative wrought iron gate of Art Nouveau motif with spear finials; inner doorway is square headed with moulded ashlar surround and relieving arch above, and double black painted boarded doors. Windows only to E and W are of 2 pointed lights with a triangular light in apex. Tiered angle buttresses at each corner.
Interior
Retains stone flagged floor and open timber roof.
Reason for designation
Listed as an unaltered late C19 mortuary chapel of simple but effective design, with good ironwork and for group value with the Cemetery Entrance and the monument to Benjamin Noyle.
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