Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard Cross
Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Newton, Porthcawl, Bridgend, designated on 1 May 1951.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 1 May 1951
- Locality
- Newton
- Town
- Porthcawl
- Community
- Porthcawl
- Unitary authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48408, -3.67687
- Cadw reference
- 11215
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In the churchyard near the S porch of the Church of St John the Baptist.
History
Churchyard crosses date mostly from the later medieval period and acted as a site for preachers from itinerant orders, a focus of liturgical processions and to sanctify the churchyard for burial before the development of individual graveyard monuments after the Reformation. This example like many has a replaced shaft.
Exterior
Cross stands on a base of 4 rectangular steps. Socket stone is weathered, broached, with heavy corner mouldings. Replaced shaft and crucifix, the crucified Christ flanked by the two Marys on a stiff leaf pedestal.
Reason for designation
Listed as a partly surviving medieval monument and for group value with church of St John the Baptist close by.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St John the BaptistReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- The Old SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
- Crown HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- St John's Well aka Sandford's or de Sanford's WellWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.