Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Two chest tombs set against the E churchyard wall, Church of St James.
Pyle, Bridgend, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 2 January 1998
- Locality
- Pyle
- Town
- Cynffig
- Community
- Pyle
- Unitary authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.53044, -3.69419
- Cadw reference
- 19182
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
The two tombs are set in a row immediately within the entrance gate and on the S side of the path to the S porch. The character of the churchyard is notable for its tombs.
History
Churchyard monuments of the early to mid C19.
Exterior
Two chest tombs set side by side, both of sandstone, from the N:-
(a) Chest with a fielded slab each side between panelled pilasters, and a moulded ledger slab, inscribed to Catherine Ellen Morfa-bach, d. 1868 aged 8, and Lewis Jones, added, d. 1875.
(b) Chest tomb, similar to last but in Gothic style, the end pilasters shaped with a cusped panels, to Evan and Mary Jones, d.1833, aged 9 days. Mary Jones added.
Reason for designation
Included as two fine churchyard monuments in contrasting styles, of group value with the Grade I St James' Church.
Nearby in the register
- Rees Williams monument in the churchyard, St James church.Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Group of 4 chest tomb in churchyard of St James, PyleReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St James, Pyle with KenfigReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Churchyard Cross in St James' churchyard, PyleReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.