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
21313
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
08/02/1999
Date of Amendment
08/02/1999
Name of Property
Railed monument of Price family in churchyard at SE corner of St Barrwg's Church
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Caerphilly
Community
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen
Town
Bedwas
Locality
Bedwas
Easting
317122
Northing
189197
Street Side
E
Location
Adjoining the public footpath outside SE corner of chancel
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
First date on the memorial slab is that of "Nicholas son of Charles Price Esq of Redbrook in this Parish. Obit May 16th 1777. Etat 8". Subsequent commemorations include "the Rev William Price...formerly of Tynycoedcae in the Parish of Rudry. Obit January 19th 1841. Etat 80" and "Mary Price his widow. Obit January 5th 1844. Etat 77". Four of their offspring, siblings of the famous Dr William Price, are also commemorated in the inscriptions: Mary (d 1869), Charles the eldest son (d 1871), Elizabeth (d 1872) and Ann the youngest daughter (d 1878).
In 1878 - which was also the date of the church restoration - Dr William Price of Llantrisant placed a brass plate on this tomb inscribed with a fiery poem in Welsh which castigated the "priest of Bedwas" for allowing the bones of his relations to be disturbed. Bradney, the historian of Monmouthshire who recorded these events, wrote that Price attended the fixing of this plate which "was done quietly without the parson having any knowledge of what was being done". The controversial plate was removed within recent memory.
Exterior
Monument comprising stepped stone plinth supporting low freestone chest with stiff-leaf foliage to hollow-chamfered angles. Roll-moulded edges to incised slab which commemorates members of the Price family between 1777 and 1878. To head of slab is a shaped, sunk panel, now lacking insert. Fine ironwork railings to enclosure with spear finials and dog-rails with openwork heads. Cover stone to vault lies below E side of tomb.
Interior
Reason for designation
Monumental tomb with fine ironwork railings and special historic interest as the burial place of the family of Dr William Price of Llantrisant. Group value with Parish Church and remains of Churchyard Cross.
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