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
19313
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
05/02/1998  
Date of Amendment
05/02/1998  
Name of Property
Two chest tombs and their railed enclosures in the churchyard of the Church of St Teilo  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire  
Community
Llantilio Pertholey  
Town
Abergavenny  
Locality
Llantilio Pertholey  
Easting
331113  
Northing
216345  
Street Side
 
Location
About 10m north of the Church of St Teilo.  

Description


Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary  
Period
 

History
The style of the tombs suggests that the date of death is closely contemporary with the date of construction ie. c1855.  

Exterior
Two chest tombs standing immediately next to each other. Limestone ashlar with complete wrought and cast iron railings. Neo Classical style. a. Tomb of Simon Arorus (?) Incised corner pilasters, incised panels between. Slab with central ridge. Oldest inscription to Simon Arorus (?), died 1853. The tomb is surrounded by elaborate and pretty wrought iron railings. Dog bars with trefoil heads. The top rail is arched and hooped. b. Tomb of Mary Ann Elizabeth Evans. Incised corner pilasters, incised panels between. Slab with central ridge. Oldest inscription to Mary Ann Elizabeth Evans, died 1854. Surrounded by extremely elaborate cast and wrought iron railings with cherubs' heads on the finials of the gate and barley twist ornament to the principal uprights.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included as a well preserved pair of Victorian chest tombs retaining full sets of railings.  

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