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Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
83109
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/09/2004
Date of Amendment
03/09/2004
Name of Property
Anonymous Monument with railings in Churchyard of St Athan
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
St. Athan
Town
Barry
Locality
St Athan
Easting
301673
Northing
168014
Street Side
E
Location
About 20m north-west of the tower of the Church of St Athan.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Mid C19 monument probably dating from very soon after the earliest recorded death, but these are now indecipherable.
Exterior
Limestone ashlar tomb with wrought iron railings. Square plan classical style monument set on a square stone base with fence of spear head railings on buns. The monument is in the austere Soanian Roman style with panelled sides and corner pilasters. The base carries a square funerary chest with panelled sides and a top slab with a low pediment facing in each direction. The inscriptions are indecipherable.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its definite design quality and special interest as a rare example of Soanian neo-classical design in the Vale.
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