Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Group of 2 chest tombs in the churchyard to SW of church of St Michael and All Angels
Llangors, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 21 August 1998
- Locality
- Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn
- Community
- Llangors
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94692, -3.29028
- Cadw reference
- 20299
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 churchyard S of the W tower of the church.
History
Bevan monument commemorates Elizabeth wife of John Bevan of Tredegar Ironworks and daughter of William and Elizabeth Perrott of Penypentre d 1836, John Bevan d 1846, Caroline daughter d 1849, John son d 1849, Theophilus son d at Caldicott 1877; also Lydia Perrott d at Ash Vale, Tredegar Ironworks 1858. Morgan monument commemorates Margaret wife of Thomas Morgan of Tredegar Ironworks d 1838, their children who died in infancy and Margaret daughter d 1842; also Thomas William son of Thomas Morgan and Ann his wife d 1840 in infancy.
Exterior
Pair of tall chest tombs of sandstone. That to S to Bevan family has primary inscription on E side, others to S and W; attached colonettes to corners, decorative frieze, overhanging cornice rising to the iron fitting for a former urn now broken and lying beneath; 4 stone feet stand on a tiered stone base. That to N to Morgan family has primary inscription on S side and another E; chest is splayed outward to deep moulded plinth; heavy moulded pedimented cornice is surmounted by large fluted urn now split.
Reason for designation
Included as a pair of good early C19 chest tombs, in a prominent position in the churchyard and with interesting industrial connections to the Tredegar ironworks. Group value with the church and other churchyard monuments.
Nearby in the register
- Group of two table tombs in the churchyard to S of church of St Michael and All AngelsCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Church of St Michael and All AngelsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- House Platforms and Hollow Ways in the Shrunken Medieval Village of Llanfihangel Tal-y-LlynHouse Platformunder 1 mi
- Hemley Hall Cottage, including attached Barn and Kitchen at right anglesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.