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Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
82089
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
26/11/2003
Date of Amendment
26/11/2003
Name of Property
Monument in churchyard of St Cattwg
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Community
Blaenhonddan
Town
Neath
Locality
Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath
Easting
275559
Northing
198564
Street Side
Location
Situated adjacent to path running from SW churchyard gate to church.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Monument of 1823 to murder victim, Margaret Williams.
Exterior
Stone monument with tapered sides and gabled top, flat front with finely lettered long inscription describing murder of Margaret Williams with much use of enlarged lettering for emphasis. Inscription reads
'1823 To record MURDER this stone was erected over the body of Margaret Williams aged 26 a native of Carmarthenshire living in service in this parish who was found dead with marks of violence upon her person in a ditch on the marsh below this churchyard on the morning of Sunday the fourteenth of July 1822. - Although THE SAVAGE MURDERER escaped for a season the detection of man yet GOD HATH SET HIS MARK UPON HIM either for time or eternity and THE CRY OF BLOOD will assuredly pursue him to certain and terrible but righteous JUDGEMENT'.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a very unusual C19 memorial with instructive and preventive purpose, and for quality of carved lettering.
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