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The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
25561
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/07/2001
Date of Amendment
18/07/2001
Name of Property
Tea Caddy Tomb with railings in Churchyard of Church of St. Illtyd
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Goetre Fawr
Town
Pontypool
Locality
Mamhilad
Easting
330551
Northing
203407
Street Side
Location
About 40m south of the Church of St. Illtyd.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
An early C19 'tea-caddy' type chest tomb complete with its railings.
Exterior
Dressed and carved stone tomb with wrought and cast iron railings. A square stone chest tomb in the form of a Georgian tea-caddy. Square base and shaft, cornice mould, stepped lid with knop finial. The railings are almost complete; spears with cast heads, larger ones as the corner stanchions. A few of the finials are missing.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as an unusually fine early C19 churchyard memorial which retains its iron railings complete.
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