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
86946
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
15/11/2005
Date of Amendment
15/11/2005
Name of Property
Nickson family tombs, including railings, in Hanmer churchyard
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Hanmer
Town
Locality
Hanmer
Easting
345481
Northing
339719
Street Side
Location
To the SE of the chancel, immediately adjacent to The Vicarage and its back garden wall.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
Two early C19 tombs to the Nickson family of Halghton Hall.
Exterior
Two similar near contemporary chest tombs. The southernmost is a freestone tomb with faceted slab, crowned by an urn. The S facet has a badly weathered inscription of which the date '1835' is the only significant part legible. Corner piers have panels. On the S side of the chest is a round arch with sunburst fluting in the spandrels, and inscription to Robert Nickson of Halghton (d 1809). On the N side is a similar round arch and inscription to Susanna Nickson (d 1822).
The northernmost is a freestone tomb with faceted slab, originally with central urn (the urn was detached at the time of survey and placed loosely on the slab). On the S side is a round arch with fluting in the spandrels, and a weathered inscription commemorating John Nickson (d 1823). On the N side is a similar round arch, with cherubs in the spandrels, and a weathered inscription of which the date '1794' is the only significant part legible. It is surrounded by later cast iron railings on 3 sides (the 4th side abuts the vicarage), missing in the NW angle.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-detailed pair of tombs, among a series of memorials contributing to the well-preserved historical integrity of the churchyard, and to the setting of the church.
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