Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tomb to Henry Vaughan to E of Church of St Ffraed
Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llansantffraed, Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, designated on 17 December 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 17 December 1998
- Locality
- Llansantffraed
- Community
- Talybont-on-Usk
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.90320, -3.27671
- Cadw reference
- 21178
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 214 Talgarth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Towards the E edge of Llansantffraed churchyard; stands in a later flagged area part enclosed by railings.
History
Henry Vaughan was one ot the school of C17 metaphysical poets, also a member of the important Vaughan family of Tretower. His family lived at nearby Newton, where he is believed to have been born; his brother served as rector of Llansantffraed church, and his sister lived at Trebinshwn on the other side of the mountain near Llangorse Lake. Inscription may have been recut.
Exterior
Large flat tomb slab built up from ground inscribed Henricus Vaughan Siluris MD OBIT 1695 with Latin epitaph and large engraved crest of 3 bonnetted faces with a chevron, grooved edge to inscription. Separate stone at foot engraved HVE 1689.
Reason for designation
Included for its importance as the gravestone of a nationally important literary figure.
Group value with the Church of St Ffraed, the Gwynne Holford monument and Llansantffraed House.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St FfraedReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Gwynne Holford Monument in the churchyard to SW of Church of St FfraedCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Llansantffraed HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old RectoryDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.