Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Six Memorials in Churchyard of Church of St Michael
Penbryn, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 20 June 1995
- Locality
- Penbryn
- Community
- Penbryn
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.14117, -4.49511
- Cadw reference
- 16089
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
History
Group of six large Pwntan stone-framed memorials, typical of S.W.Ceredigion, late C18 to early C19.
Exterior
Churchyard slopes up from S to N and has six late C18 to early C19 large Pwntan sandstone memorials, each with front and rear plaque recess, generally shouldered and arched, heavy stone frame and arched top with voussoirs. 1. WNW of porch: plaque to Griffith Jenkins, Dyffryn Bern d1787 and rear plaque to Sarah Jenkins d1799. 2. At NW edge: to David Lewis of Morfa Uchaf d1776. 3. Some 10m SE: to David Davies of Cwmcoednerth d1829. 4. Near SE corner of nave: to Griffith Rice of Blaenhoffnant d1770. 5. S of nave: to Benjamin Thomas of Penpompren d1787. 6: By nave SW angle: to Rachel John of Gilfach d1788.
Reason for designation
Included as good group of memorials very local in type.
Group value with Church of Saint Michael.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- PencwmDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding on W side of Farm Court at TroedyrhiwAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Outbuildings on N side of Farm Court at TroedyrhiwDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.