Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Group of five tombs S of the tower of the Church of St Cynwyd
Llangynwyd Middle, Bridgend, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangynwyd, Llangynwyd Middle, Bridgend, designated on 8 September 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 8 September 1998
- Locality
- Llangynwyd
- Town
- Llangynwyd
- Community
- Llangynwyd Middle
- Unitary authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58666, -3.65088
- Cadw reference
- 20431
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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)
- 1907 · 248 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1930 · OS Popular Edition 1919-1947 (National Library of Scotland)
Cadw's description
Location
The tombs are set approximately end to end immediately S of the tower and S wall at the W end of the nave of the church, and adjacent to the path to the S door.
History
Five graveyard monuments, comprising 4 chest tombs and one railed slab, all of the late C18 and early C19.
Exterior
The group comprises, from the W: (a) A sandstone chest with recessed wide corner pilasters, a chamfered base and a moulded ledger slab. Inscribed on the side to David Treharne, of Pentre Farm, Ystrad Dyfodwg, d.1860 aged 18; (b) sandstone chest with slender end pilasters, chamfered top and side panels with fan corners, inscribed on top to Edwd Thomas of Nant-y-llyn, d. 1760, William Thomas, d. 1833, and others. (c) A plain ashlar sandstone chest with a moulded ledger slab, inscribed to Elizabeth, daughter of Hopkin and Elizabeth Lloyd of Penm..... d. 1761 (?); (d) Ledger slab enclosed in early C19 iron railings with trefoil heads and square corner stanchions, and pointed gadrooned finials, to Elias Jenkins of Henrdre Owen, d.1814, Lewis Jenkins, brother, added 1826; (e) Low chest tomb with wide corner balusters and slightly hipped moulded capstone, to (illegible Welsh legend), d.1856, and addition of 1858 in English; and (f) a scrolled marble headstone with kerb, to Myfanwy Lloyd of Porthcawl, d.1930, included to complete the group.
Reason for designation
Included as a group of good late C18 or early C19 monuments, of group value with the church of St Cynwyd.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St CynwydReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Two chest tombs on S side of the Church of St CynwydReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Group of 4 Hopkin and Jenkins tombs within iron railings on the W side of the path to the S porchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Jenkins Monument in the churchyard, Church of St CynwydReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.