Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Three Monuments at SW Corner of Churchyard of Church of St Cynwyl
Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Aberporth, Ceredigion, designated on 20 June 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 20 June 1995
- Locality
- Aberporth
- Community
- Aberporth
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.13026, -4.54954
- Cadw reference
- 16080
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 194 Llangranog (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at SW corner of churchyard of St Cynwyl's Church; on B4333, S of the centre of Aberporth.
History
Group of three monuments to Jones family of Pennar, Aberporth and Lancych, Pembs, c1795-1869. The family inherited the Lancych estate c1800-20. Pennar was demolished in 1939 for the R.A.E. base.
Exterior
Three monuments adjacent, the oldest to the right:
1) Rev. J. Jones of Pennar, d1795. Large (3.3m high) monument in squared Pwntan sandstone. Framed, arched and shouldered sandstone plaque recessed in heavy frame with cornice and tall concave-sided top piece.
2) Ann Jones, d1826. White marble plaque in sandstone frame of squared blocks (2m high). On top, unusual large cast-iron urn (80cm high) with Latin inscription and 1826 date.
3) Dr. Walter D. Jones of Lancych, d1869. Monolith obelisk (4m high) in sandstone with chamfered and stopped angles on High Victorian pedestal with inscription panels and Gothic angle shafts in white and coloured marble.
Reason for designation
Three monuments of unusual quality, the first a good example of a very local type, the second a rare and early example of decorative cast-iron, the third a good Victorian monument.
Group value with St Cynwyl's Church.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St CynwylReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Jenkins Monument and Railings to W of the Church of St CynwylCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Ty MawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- DolewenDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.