Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gates & Railings at St Tydfil's Churchyard
Town, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 13 January 1988
- Community
- Town
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.74293, -3.37758
- Cadw reference
- 11450
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Running along the High Street side of churchyard and curving round the S part to join the outer face of W tower.
History
Probably ca 1901 (completion date of St Tydfil’s Church).
Exterior
Good Gothic ironwork railings on stone enclosure walls, stepping down towards S end. Two sets of double ironwork gates with panelled pilasters.
Reason for designation
Important part of surroundings to church.
Nearby in the register
- Ironwork Fountain CanopyIndustrialunder 1 mi
- St Tydfil's ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Crown InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Court HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.