Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
08/10/1981
Date of Amendment
05/05/2006
Name of Property
Wall, including gate piers and gate, surrounding Gyffin churchyard
Location
Surrounding the churchyard between Henryd Road and Afon Gyffin.
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
History
Wall enclosing a church of C13 origin. The S wall was built in 1866 when the churchyard was extended, but the gates and piers are later still.
Exterior
A rubble-stone boundary wall enclosing the entire churchyard. The S side to Henryd Road has large blocks of river-borne stone at the base, cock-and-hen coping, and later recessed entrance. This has square rock-faced gate piers and double-iron gates, which have fleur-de-lis finials to main and dog bars. Return walls at each end are heavily overgrown. On the NE side are steps to a footbridge, and on the N side the wall faces the river.
Reason for designation
Listed with other churchyard items for group value with the church.
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