Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lychgate to the Church of St Mary
Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd, designated on 30 March 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 30 March 1999
- Locality
- Dolbenmaen
- Town
- Dolbenmaen
- Community
- Dolbenmaen
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.96457, -4.22489
- Cadw reference
- 21522
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 · 118 Nevin (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The lychgate stands across the angle of the cut off corner of the main Tremadoc to Caernarfon road, and the Cwm Pennant road.
History
The building was, according to a built-in panel, built in 1847 for the Revd G Owen MA, perhaps replacing an earlier one of 1747.
Exterior
Built of local rubble stonework, with a slate roof. The structure is in the form of a broad gable over a narrow passage between two low store rooms, probably originally for a bier and gravedigger's equipment. The outward facing pointed arch contains iron gates. To either side, double boarded timber doors inserted beneath monolithic stone lintels. The facade continues both sides as the churchyard wall.
Interior
The passageway is high, with exposed rafters, and without a rear gate. The internal walls are rendered, but cutaway panels expose two inscribed stones, one recording the building in 1847 by Revd G Owen MA, the other reading WE HR WARDns / 1747.
Reason for designation
Included as an interesting and ingenious design, and of group value with the Church of St Mary.
Nearby in the register
- Parish Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- NW Range of Farm Buildings at Plas DolbenmaenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- NE Range of Farm Buildings at Plas DolbenmaenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Plas HollandDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.