Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pontycymer Cemetery Entrance
Garw Valley, Bridgend, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pontycymer, Garw Valley, Bridgend, designated on 30 July 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 30 July 1997
- Locality
- Pontycymer
- Community
- Garw Valley
- Unitary authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61130, -3.57977
- Cadw reference
- 18634
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1907 · 248 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the hillside on the E edge of the town.
History
Pontycymer Cemetery was established 1888 under the control of the Llangeinor Burial Board.
Exterior
The entrance comprises a low curved rubble wall with ashlar coping and iron railings, five tall rock-faced sandstone piers with battered plinths and pyramidal caps; decorative iron gates to vehicle and pedestrian entrances hang on the 3 central piers. The gates are of unusual design with diagonal and semi-circular members, fleur de lys finials and cresting to the top rail.
Reason for designation
Listed as an intact cemetery entrance with well designed ironwork and for group value with the Mortuary Chapel and monument to Benjamin Noyle.
Nearby in the register
- Monument to Benjamin and Elizabeth Noyle, Pontycymmer CemeteryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Mortuary ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- United Reformed Church including vestry wingReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Tabernacl Capel yr Annibynwyr (Welsh Independent) including vestry wingReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.