Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Memorial to Annie Lawrence in the churchyard of St Ilan, Eglwysilan
Aber Valley, Caerphilly, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Eglwysilan, Aber Valley, Caerphilly, designated on 28 June 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 28 June 1999
- Locality
- Eglwysilan
- Community
- Aber Valley
- Unitary authority
- Caerphilly
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.59286, -3.29142
- Cadw reference
- 21958
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)
- 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)
- 1906 · 249 Newport (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Immediately NW of the tower on the W side of the main pathway through the churchyard.
History
Publicly-funded memorial to Annie Lawrence who died in 1908 aged 19.
Exterior
A marble sculpture of a classically robed woman holding a bunch of flowers. It stands on a tall sandstone base with moulded plinth and cornice. The E side of the base bears an inscription in engraved letters: 'Erected by public subscription in honoured memory of Annie Dorothy Lawrence ... of Abertridwr who died August 17th 1908 yielding up her life rather than her virtue'.
Reason for designation
Included for its social-historical interest and for group value with the church and other associated listed items.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St IlanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Tomb of William Edwards in the churchyard of St Ilan, EglwysilanNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Lych Gate at the church of St Ilan, EglwysilanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Garnedd LwydRound Cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.