Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Benjamin Ferrior Tomb, Church of Saint Bridget
Marloes and St. Brides, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in St Brides, Haverfordwest, Marloes and St. Brides, Pembrokeshire, designated on 23 February 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 23 February 1998
- Locality
- St Brides
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Marloes and St. Brides
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.75309, -5.18526
- Cadw reference
- 19398
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 227 Milford (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 227 Milford (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in the churchyard of the Church of Saint Bridget, S of the church and immediately W of the porch.
History
Neo Grec table tomb to Benjamin Ferrior of Pearson or Pierston, who died in 1836, carved by Thomas Morgan of Haverfordwest.
Exterior
Table tomb to Benjamin Ferrior. Grey ashlar with slate sides. Ashlar slab base, battered sides with battered stone corner piers ornamented with an anthemion-type relief motif. Slate sides and ends trapezoidal in shape with inscription to Benjamin Ferrior Esq, late of Pearson and the Rev. Robert Ferrior, late of Pearson. Rear plaque to Richard Ferrior, died 1863. Heavy top slab with leaf cornice and ridged capstone in ashlar.
Reason for designation
An unusual and well-carved early C19 table tomb.
Nearby in the register
- Church of Saint BridgetReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- CranfordDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pump House, reservoir and boundary wallWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- Lime Kiln at St Brides HavenCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.