Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Memorial to Crawshay Bailey to SW of Parish Church of St Faith
Llanfoist Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 15 March 1996
- Locality
- Llanfoist
- Community
- Llanfoist Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81262, -3.03644
- Cadw reference
- 17229
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
Situated at the upper, southern, end of the churchyard.
History
Crawshay Bailey (1789 - 1872) was a leading ironmaster and MP for Newport. He was also a pioneer of the coal industry and promoter of railways. As such he was an immensely powerful industrialist in the history of South Wales. He retired to Llanfoist House and died on 9th January 1872.
Exterior
Polished pink granite monument composed of a tall obelisk set on a squared pedestal with cornice. Simply inscribed in memory of Crawshay Bailey and his wife, Ann, who predeceased him in 1865. The monument is simply signed 'Evans'.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest and for group value with the Parish Church of St Faith.
Nearby in the register
- St. Faith's Churchyard Cross, LlanfoistCrossunder 1 mi
- Churchyard Cross at Parish Church of St FaithReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St FaithReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Coach-house and stables to E of South LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.