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
22152
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
18/08/1999  
Date of Amendment
18/08/1999  
Name of Property
Pair of Chest Tombs at the Church of St Saeran  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Denbighshire  
Community
Llanynys  
Town
 
Locality
Llanynys  
Easting
310302  
Northing
362673  
Street Side
 
Location
Located in the churchyard immediately NW of the church, underneath an ancient yew tree.  

Description


Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary  
Period
 

History
 

Exterior
Pair of late C17 sandstone chest tombs. Each has a tombstone with relief-carved guilloche edge decoration. These rest upon rectangular chests with 3-bay blind arcading to the sides and single shallow arched niches to the ends; grooved decoration. The left-hand tomb has an inscribed stone to Mathew Jones, steward to Sir William Williams, Bart., (of Plas-y-Ward), who died in 1703; below the primary inscription is inscribed: 'Repaired by John Yale of Plas-yn-Yale and his heir 1767.' The right-hand tombstone is inscribed with the name of Elizabeth Evans, daughter of Thomas Evans of 'Skybion', (d.1684), together with her sister Doulse Evans (d.1686; later inscription to Elin Roberts of Pant Glas, d.1745.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a good pair of late C17 and early C18 chest tombs. Group value with other listed items at St. Saeran's church.  

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