Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
29/06/2000
Date of Amendment
29/06/2000
Name of Property
Group of Three Chest Tombs at the Church of St Sadwrn
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Location
Adjoining the E gable of the Church.
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Exterior
Group of three C17 chest tombs. These are of sandstone and have heavy rectangular tombstones with Latin inscriptions, the outer ones with raised lettering. That to the L is the tomb of Hugh Peake of Perthewig, d.1601; that to the centre is to William Vaughan, d.1661, and that to the R is the tomb of Agnes Peake (wife of Hugh of Perthewig), d.1618. All 3 have secondary, mid-C18 inscriptions (incised).
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine and scarce series of C17 chest tombs.
Group value with other listed items at the Church of St Sadwrn.
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