Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Group of Three Railed Tombs in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Beddgelert, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, designated on 25 November 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 25 November 1998
- Locality
- Beddgelert
- Town
- Porthmadog
- Community
- Beddgelert
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.01118, -4.10165
- Cadw reference
- 20924
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Within the walled churchyard, to the NE of the chancel.
History
Three railed C19 tomb enclosures, with commemoration dates of 1857, 1864 and 1877 respectively.
Exterior
The largest, and western-most, is approximately 3.5m square and contains 2 fine polished slate tomb-slabs to the family of Charles Easton Spooner, engineer and secretary of the Ffestiniog Railway. These are set onto a slate-flagged pavement, raised up on 6 slate balls; bolection-moulded sides with simple acanthus decoration to centres and corners. The left tomb (southern-most) has a memorial inscription to James Alfred Easton, d.1857, with subsequent additions; that to the R is inscribed to the memory of John Eryri Easton, d.1877. Simple cast iron railings on a limestone plinth, the railings with foliated heads.
The southern-most enclosure has a small slate tomb-slab with moulded sides and railings as before; to the memory of Elizabeth Preece, 'Faithful servant of Charles Easton Spooner Esq.', d.1864.
The eastern-most enclosure has a polished slate tomb-slab with moulded sides and incised lettering; to Alice Jackson, d.1864. Cast iron railings with stylised spear-headed finials.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with St Mary's Church and as distinctive examples of their type.
Nearby in the register
- Parish Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- TegfanDomesticunder 1 mi
- ClydfanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Three RiversDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.