Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
22676
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/11/1999
Date of Amendment
29/11/1999
Name of Property
Chest Tomb at St Dyfnog's Church
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Llanrhaeadr-Yng-Nghinmeirch
Town
Locality
Llanrhaeadr
Easting
308180
Northing
363381
Street Side
Location
Immediately to the E of the church, within the churchyard.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Mid C17 chest tomb, dated 1642.
Exterior
Heavy tombslab supported on side piers and end panels; the side panels have been removed. The tombslab has a raised strapwork border and has a lengthy incised inscription. This records the tomb as belonging to John ap Robert of Porth, who died in 1642 aged 95; the inscription gives sixteen generations of his genealogical descent back to the king of Powys. Below this is a raised shield motif with the (later) incised initials HD. The ends have paired arched niches with guilloche decoration to the central pier; the sides and corners have applied fluted columns.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a particularly good C17 chest tomb with unusual inscription.
Group value with other listed items at St Dyfnog's Church.
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