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
19919
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/05/1998
Date of Amendment
29/05/1998
Name of Property
Parry Monument
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Llanarmon-yn-Ial
Town
Ruthin
Locality
Rhiw Ial
Easting
318634
Northing
356507
Street Side
Location
Situated in railed front court of Capel Bethel, Rhiw Ial.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Obelisk memorial to John Parry (1835-97), turned out of Plas Llanarmon farm because of his campaign to have tithes paid by estate owners not tenants. The monument was made by Bowen & Florence of Aberdeen.
Exterior
Obelisk, polished red granite. The obelisk has chamfered angles and is on tapering pedestal with corniced cap and acroterial angle finials, the pedestal with memorial inscription: 'Eglwys rydd a gwlad rydd. Y golofn hon a godwyd gan wladwyr Cymru er cof am John Parry Llanarmon arwr rhyddid gwladol a chrefyddol'. Plinth below, moulded with chamfered angles and polished panels, unpolished elsewhere. Unpolished granite base with polished panels and chamfered upper edge. Base is on thin white marble chamfered top to rock-faced stone plinth.
Interior
Reason for designation
A handsome late C19 granite memorial, of local historical interest and of group value with the chapel and chapel-house.
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