Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fountain to SW of St. Peter's church
Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, designated on 23 December 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 23 December 1996
- Town
- Pentre
- Community
- Pentre
- Unitary authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.65455, -3.49119
- Cadw reference
- 18104
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1907 · 248 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the corner of Llewellyn Street and Pentre Road outside the SW corner of St Peter's churchyard and bordered on 2 sides by the churchyard wall and railings.
History
Fountain made by G Evans of Treorchy; sketch of church probably shortly after completion in 1890 shows site created but not yet occupied.
Exterior
Four sided fountain of intricately carved stone in Celtic style on a base of 3 stone steps. Each side consists of a trefoil headed arch defined by cable moulding with capitals and square piers and plinths with interlace panels on all 4 sides; above is a panel of Celtic interlace motifs surmounted by a shallow half-hipped gable with heavy foliage boss at base and enriched with fishscale pattern, joining a short square topped spirelet which ends in a cable moulding. Each arcade has a semi-circular basin, the 4 together forming a quatrefoil; the deep splayed bases to the piers also enriched with interlace rise from a plain chamfered base; on 2 of the basins are inscriptions 'Heb Dduw Heb Ddim' and 'Duw a Digon'.
Reason for designation
Listed as an interesting and well executed monument in Celtic style and for group value with Church of St Peter.
Nearby in the register
- St.Peter's Parish ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Former Rhondda Borough Council OfficesCivilunder 1 mi
- Bethesda Welsh Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Maindy and Eastern Workmen's Institute and HallRecreationalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.