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
20430
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
08/09/1998
Date of Amendment
08/09/1998
Name of Property
Two chest tombs on S side of the Church of St Cynwyd
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Bridgend
Community
Llangynwyd Middle
Town
Llangynwyd Middle
Locality
Llangynwyd
Easting
285734
Northing
188824
Street Side
Location
The two tombs are set E of the porch and approximately 3m from the nave wall.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
One chest tomb and one railed enclosure with a chest tomb and ledger slab, erected in the early C19.
Exterior
Stone built chest tombs set approximately end to end, from the W, (a) A fine sandstone chest with raised corner blocks, the inset side panels inscribed, and the end stones having oval panels. Chamfered top ledger slab. To Rachel Powell of Gilfach, d.1839, aged 1 year; others added. (b) Limestone chest with panelled end pilasters, raised side panels with inward radiused corners and flowers, moulded ledger and base, to Elizabeth Jenkin of Gelly, d.1809 and husband d. 1832. The chest is enclosed within cast iron railings with fleur-headed terminals set on a stone plinth, and with another simpler narrow grave slab carrying the date 1701.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as handsome early C19 churchyard monuments, of group value with the church of St Cynwyd.
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