Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
31/03/1999
Date of Amendment
31/03/1999
Name of Property
Nicholas monument at New Bethel
Unitary Authority
Caerphilly
Location
Near the N wall of the graveyard.
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
History
Earliest inscription, in Welsh, is on uphill side to Ann Nicholas of Penllwyn Sarff (d 1850); later inscription on chapel-facing side. Penllwyn Sarff, also known as Sarph, is another name for Penllwyn Fawr, the large C16 manor house on the other side of the Sirhowy Valley.
Exterior
Plain chest tomb of ashlar; narrow plinth, slab with raised centre, inscriptions within an oval, plain moulded arches at corners.
Reason for designation
Listed as one of a number of early - mid C19 chest tombs for group value with Chapel, Wall, School and other monuments.
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