Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Group of 3 headstones in the churchyard to SE of the church of St Paulinus
Llangors, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 21 August 1998
- Locality
- Llangors
- Community
- Llangors
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94043, -3.25929
- Cadw reference
- 20298
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
In the SE section of the graveyard, just S of path to The Old Vicarage.
History
Headstones commemorate: (1) Margaret wife of James Powell of the Three Salmons in Crickhowell d 1849; (2) Ann wife of John Morgan of Talybont d 1820 also infant daughter of John and Mary Pritchard d 1834 and others; (3) Thomas son of Thomas James d 1828, also daughter d 1824, also Thomas James d 1851.
Exterior
Group of 3 early-mid C19 headstones decoratively carved in unusually deep relief, all with shaped heads. The easternmost to Margaret Powell shows a winged angel in clouds, the inscription is in a recessed oval and the sides have a band of narrow cable moulding. Of the W pair, the one to N to Ann Morgan is low and wide and shows a hand holding a chalice with sunbeams streaming though parted voluminous clouds. That to S to Thomas James also shows a winged angel in clouds, the inscription panel is oval and the sides have narrow cable mouldings.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the church and other churchyard monuments as a group of early - mid C19 headstones with unusually sculptural decorative heads and good lettering.
Nearby in the register
- Table tomb to Richard Bowen in the churchyard to E of the church of St PaulinusCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Table tomb to Jane Watkeys in the churchyard to E of the church of St PaulinusCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Table tomb to Rebecca Jones in the churchyard to E of the church of St PaulinusCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Lewis monument in churchyard to SE of the church of St PaulinusCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.