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Tomb of Lewis Prichard in St. Cadoc's Churchyard.

Trevethin, Torfaen, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Trevethin, Pontypool, Torfaen, designated on 29 May 1997.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Tomb of Lewis Prichard in St. Cadoc's Churchyard, Trevethin, Torfaen, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Date of designation
29 May 1997
Locality
Trevethin
Town
Pontypool
Community
Trevethin
Unitary authority
Torfaen
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.71248, -3.03789
Cadw reference
18462

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

In St. Cadoc's Churchyard about 15m north of the north transept of the Church.

The death date of 1819 is probably very close to the date of manufacture.

Tomb in the neo-classical style to Lewis Prichard, died 1819. A square section limestone urn tapers from a narrow base to a wider cap. Base stone with incised line, cap in three sections of friese, cornice and cap. Inscriptions to members of the Prichard family on panels with incised outline.

Included for group value with Church of St. Cadoc as a good example of a neo-classical style memorial of the early C19.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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