Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
12204
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/07/1974
Date of Amendment
30/11/2005
Name of Property
Churchyard wall, gates and gatepiers to demolished Machpelah Church
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Haverfordwest
Town
Haverfordwest
Locality
Easting
194270
Northing
215322
Street Side
S
Location
On the S side of the road just E of Snowdrop Lane.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
C19 front walls, piers and gates to graveyard of former Machpelah Baptist chapel, built in 1842 and demolished 1999. The chapel was built as a branch of Bethesda, with a large graveyard for all the Baptists of the town.
Exterior
Walls of stone rubble with capping enclosing cemetery on three sides. Low front wall with railings, centre gateway and outer piers. Centre gateway has two sandstone gate piers with flat caps, and stepped plinths to concave curved pedestals carrying ball finials. Wrought iron gates with scrolled top ironwork, and dog bars. Walls are rebuilt with stone coping and reset spearhead iron railings. Inset plaque from demolished chapel 'Machpelah 1842'. Tooled stone rusticated outer piers with square caps and finials, right end pier incised 'The site of Machpelah Baptist Chapel 1842-1999.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a well-built graveyard wall of special historical interest as marking site of a lost chapel.
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