Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gwynne monument in churchyard of the Church of St Stephen
Glasbury, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 18 January 1996
- Locality
- Llanstephan
- Community
- Glasbury
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.07074, -3.28537
- Cadw reference
- 17203
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
Location
Located in the churchyard of St Stephen's Church, approximately 8m SE of the SE corner of the chancel.
Exterior
A limestone family tomb. c.1850. A tapered die on a moulded base, carrying a moulded cornice and cavetto plinth rising to a gadrooned urn topped by a pineapple carving. The monument is surrounded by iron railings with spear head terminals. To Ann Gwynne of Brynsyfiog, †1810 and son, James Gwynne, the son of Gwynne of Trevethe (Brecon), of Pwll Piran †1846 and others of the family.
Reason for designation
Included as a monument having some architectural and local historical interest, of group value with the listed church and lych-gate
Nearby in the register
- Church of St Stephen (also known as Steffan and Istyffan)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lych-gate and stable at the entrance to the churchyard of the Church of St StephenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dol-wenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Trericket MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.