Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
20924
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
25/11/1998
Date of Amendment
25/11/1998
Name of Property
Group of Three Railed Tombs in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Beddgelert
Town
Porthmadog
Locality
Beddgelert
Easting
259096
Northing
348052
Street Side
Location
Within the walled churchyard, to the NE of the chancel.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Three railed C19 tomb enclosures, with commemoration dates of 1857, 1864 and 1877 respectively.
Exterior
The largest, and western-most, is approximately 3.5m square and contains 2 fine polished slate tomb-slabs to the family of Charles Easton Spooner, engineer and secretary of the Ffestiniog Railway. These are set onto a slate-flagged pavement, raised up on 6 slate balls; bolection-moulded sides with simple acanthus decoration to centres and corners. The left tomb (southern-most) has a memorial inscription to James Alfred Easton, d.1857, with subsequent additions; that to the R is inscribed to the memory of John Eryri Easton, d.1877. Simple cast iron railings on a limestone plinth, the railings with foliated heads.
The southern-most enclosure has a small slate tomb-slab with moulded sides and railings as before; to the memory of Elizabeth Preece, 'Faithful servant of Charles Easton Spooner Esq.', d.1864.
The eastern-most enclosure has a polished slate tomb-slab with moulded sides and incised lettering; to Alice Jackson, d.1864. Cast iron railings with stylised spear-headed finials.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for group value with St Mary's Church and as distinctive examples of their type.
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