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
20437
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
08/09/1998  
Date of Amendment
08/09/1998  
Name of Property
Churchyard walls around the graveyard, Church of St Cynwyd  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Bridgend  
Community
Llangynwyd Middle  
Town
Llangynwyd Middle  
Locality
Llangynwyd  
Easting
285756  
Northing
188802  
Street Side
 
Location
The main churchyard surrounds the church, in the centre of the village.  

Description


Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary  
Period
 

History
The church at Llangynwyd is probably of pre-Norman origin, and a building is recorded in 1173.  

Exterior
The churchyard is D-shaped, closely surrounded by the road, and is walled all round, the S quadrant consisting of up to 2.3m high high retaining walls of Pennant sandstone, probably of early origin and now largely C18-C19, with a gate on the S, and a further gate on the W side leading to the large graveyard extension. The S gate piers are of ashlar, with stepped cappings and an iron overthrow with a central lantern. The W pier has an inserted granite panel, a memorial to the 1914-1918 war, inscribed in Welsh, the E pier has a similar panel in English for the 1939-1945 war. The E piers are large, of rock-faced rubble and domed tops, also with iron gates.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included as an important feature in the village centre, of group value with the church of St Cynwyd and other listed items in the conservation area.  

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