Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
24661
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/2001
Date of Amendment
31/01/2001
Name of Property
Monument to John Owen & William Llwyd at Capel y Berthen
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Ysceifiog
Town
Locality
Lixwm
Easting
316779
Northing
371464
Street Side
N
Location
In the centre of the lawn in front of the chapel.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
By T. Jones of Berthen, and erected in 1923 to commemorate John Owen (1733-76), the founder of the chapel and pioneer of the Methodist cause in Flintshire, and William Llwyd (1734-1810), one of the founders of Welsh Methodism in Liverpool.
Exterior
A polished granite monolith on a stepped concrete plinth. The rectangular base tapers slightly and has chamfered angles. Above it the monolith is triangular with scallop shells on the base and a moulded cap. The front faces have inscriptions to John Owen and William Llwyd, with inscriptions to members of Owen's family on the base.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine early C20 monument, of interest for commemorating 2 leading figures in the history of Methodism in the region, and for group value with Capel y Berthen.
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