Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cemetey Chapels
Offa, Wrexham, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1994
- Community
- Offa
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.03896, -3.00478
- Cadw reference
- 1807
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated just inside the entrance gates of the cemetery on Ruabon Road.
History
The cemetery was established 1874-6 and its layout was by Yeaman Strachan, with William Turner as architect of the lodge and chapels.
Exterior
Random rock-faced rubble with ashlar dressings and banded slate roof with terracotta cresting. Central archway with tower and spire above, flanked by symmetrical chapels.
Heavily moulded archway in gable set against base of tower, which has clasping buttresses and paired Early English bell chamber lights. Heavy broach spire with 2 pierced quatrefoils bands and cross finials. Flanking chapels each have 3-light east (liturgical) window with geometrical tracery. 3 bays, divided by buttresses, each with foiled single light window. Small vestries project from inner sides, with paired windows to east.
Reason for designation
Group value with cemetery lodge, and gate-piers, gates and railings.
Nearby in the register
- Gate Piers to CemetaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Gates to CemetaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Lodge to CemetaryDomesticunder 1 mi
- Mortuary at Wrexham CemeteryNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.