Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Memorial to Joseph Benjamin Hemingway in St Mellons churchyard
Old St. Mellons, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in St Mellons, Cardiff, Old St. Mellons, designated on 1 March 1963.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 1 March 1963
- Locality
- St Mellons
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Old St. Mellons
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.52609, -3.11380
- Cadw reference
- 13866
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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Close to S porch of church.
History
Probably late 1850s. Quarry Hill House in Newport Road separately listed.
Exterior
Memorial in form of a truncated fluted ashlar column on ashlar pedestal with moulded cornice and plinth on a square base. E inscription panel: "In Memory of Joseph Benjamin Hemingway Contractor born in the parish of Dewsbury Yorkshire May 29th 1812 died at Quarry hill House in this Parish August 10th 1856 RIP". S face inscribed:"Also William, the only son of Joseph Benjamin and Susannah Hemingway born June 21st 1838 Died April 18th 1859." The other 2 inscription panels blank.
Reason for designation
Included as a striking churchyard monument in a prominent position for group value with the church and other listed items in the churchyard.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MellonReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Base of churchyard cross in St Mellons churchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St Mellons Churchyard CrossCrossunder 1 mi
- The White Hart PHCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.