Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
North gates to Saint Issell's churchyard
Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 7 May 1997
- Locality
- Churchton
- Community
- Saundersfoot
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.72031, -4.70586
- Cadw reference
- 18449
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
Mid way in the N side of the churchyard.
History
The church was extensively restored 1862-64 and the churchyard gates were probably erected at this time. Said to have been fabricated at the Kilgetty ironworks.
Exterior
Pair of wrought iron gates with cast iron finials, square stone gate piers with simple square moulding and shallow pyramidal copings. Each gate has a hinge style of square section, with elaborate cast iron finial, and a rectangular section meeting style. Three horizontal rails of rectangular section, pierced by round uprights. These terminate in ornate spear-head finials, with scrolled cresting. Shorter uprights below the lock- bar terminate in barbed finials.
Reason for designation
Listed as one of a series of fine entrance gates to the churchyard, which represent good examples of locally produced ironwork.
Nearby in the register
- Set of Five cast iron grave slabs in Saint Issell's churchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Rear gates to Saint Issell's ChurchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Preaching Cross at St. Issell's ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St Issell's ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.