Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Monument to Morgan Morgan in Llansantffraid churchyard
St. Bride's Minor, Bridgend, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Sarn, St. Bride's Minor, Bridgend, designated on 22 July 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 22 July 1998
- Locality
- Sarn
- Community
- St. Bride's Minor
- Unitary authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.53940, -3.59208
- Cadw reference
- 20178
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
Very close to the S nave wall of Llansantffraid church.
History
Commemorates Morgan Morgan d 1833 and Elizabeth his wife d 183?
Exterior
Ashlar tomb chest consisting of a moulded top slab, chest with a narrow band of moulding and deeply cut plinth incorporating two rectangular panels to sides: that to S has to right details of the deceased and to left an epitaph, both in Welsh; plain N side. Adjacent similar sandstone monument now illegible.
Reason for designation
A good early C19 chest tomb; group value with the church, the churchyard cross and other churchyard monuments.
Nearby in the register
- Williams monument and railings in Llansantffraid churchyardCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Church of St Ffraid aka St Bride, LlansantffraidReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Churchyard cross socket in Llansantffraid churchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Bowen/Roberts Monuments in Llansantfrraid churchyardCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.