Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lychgate to Church of St Cwrdaf
Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, designated on 20 July 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 20 July 1999
- Locality
- Llanwrda
- Town
- Llanwrda
- Community
- Llanwrda
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.97103, -3.87596
- Cadw reference
- 22026
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 1860 map "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on E side of A 478 at entry to churchyard of Church of St Cwrdaf.
History
Lychgate to the parish church dated 1903.
Exterior
Lychgate, open oak framed structure on 2 low rock-faced stone side walls, with slate roof. Walls are returned each end to frame oak bench seats and have chamfered red sandstone coping. Oak gates on W front. Similar detail to timber structure W and E, paired posts each side supporting broad cambered main tie beam, with shield boss to centre and brattishing. Carved spandrel pieces below and open framing above in gable. Roof overhangs with carved brackets under verges.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-constructed timber-framed lychgate, of group value with the parish church and the pound.
Nearby in the register
- Pound by churchyard of Church of St CwrdafAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint CwrdafReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- BorezellRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Plas Newydd including front railings and gate.Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.