Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Group of 3 chest tombs E of St Tetta's church
Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanddetti, 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
- Llanddetti
- Community
- Talybont-on-Usk
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.87372, -3.26777
- Cadw reference
- 21205
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 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)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In the churchyard near the E end of the church under yew trees.
History
Those commemorated are: southernmost - John Harries d 1846 Rector and Justice of the Peace; centre - George Overton of Llanddetty Hall d 1827, and other members of the family; northernmost - Thomas Burnell d 1835. George Overton built the Brynoer tramroad from the Trefil limestone quarries to Talybont, an important element in the early history of the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal. Adjacent are the flat gravestones by the E end mentioned by the RCAHMW survey in 1969 now almost grown over.
Exterior
Monument to John Harries comprises a deep moulded plinth, a nearly square slightly tapered chest with inscription on W face, deeply moulded tiered cornice surmounted by a large urn with iron finial. Monument to George Overton is rectangular, of stone painted pale grey, with a moulded stone slab bearing an inscription; the shaped primary inscription panel is on N side with fluted end pilasters; later inscription on slab. Monument to Thomas Burnell appears to be of artificial stone with end colonettes, moulded panels paired to sides divided by fluting, only one of which bears an inscription; moulded slab on top, low plinth.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good and historically interesting group of early C19 monuments and for group value with the Church of St Tetta and other listed monuments in the churchyard.
Nearby in the register
- Obelisk monument S of St Tetta's churchCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Church of St TettaReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Group of 5 chest tombs S of St Tetta's churchCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Dan-y-graig Bridge (Canal Bridge No.137)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.