Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Evans chest tomb in graveyard of Paran Chapel
Ogmore Valley, Bridgend, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Blackmill, Ogmore Valley, Bridgend, designated on 28 July 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 28 July 1997
- Locality
- Blackmill
- Town
- Ogmore Valley
- Community
- Ogmore Valley
- Unitary authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.56987, -3.53915
- Cadw reference
- 18608
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
The tomb is set close to the S side of the Jenkins monument, S of the S wall of the chapel.
History
Erected c.1868.
Exterior
Chest tomb of sandstone, comprising a chest with inset baluster corners and a slightly hipped ledger with ogee rolled edges, all set on a stone base. Inscribed on the sides to Mary, wife of Henry Evans of Black Mill, d.1868.
Reason for designation
Included as a late example of the C18 type of chest tomb, and as one of the fine group of tombstones in Paran chapel graveyard.
Nearby in the register
- Jenkins monument in the graveyard, Paran ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Edwards monument in the graveyard of Paran ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Paran Capel y BedyddwrReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Blackmill War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.