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
82395
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/01/2004
Date of Amendment
16/01/2004
Name of Property
Tomb of David Charles in Llangunnor churchyard
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Llangunnor
Town
Locality
Llangunnor
Easting
243011
Northing
220268
Street Side
Location
On the S side of the church.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
The grave of David Charles (1762-1834), Calvinistic Methodist minister and hymn writer.
Exterior
A freestone chest tomb with blind Gothic arched panels at the angles. The W side has a memorial inscription. An inscription on the N side reads 'Awdur "O Fryniau Caersalem"', his best-known hymn.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as the grave of an important figure in Welsh nonconformist history.
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