Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pair of Heraldic Chest Tombs at the Church of St Saeran
Llanynys, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 18 August 1999
- Locality
- Llanynys
- Community
- Llanynys
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.15340, -3.34266
- Cadw reference
- 22141
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Located in the churchyard, to the S of St Saernan's church, approximately 15m S of the Priest's Door.
Exterior
Pair of late C17 sandstone chest tombs. Each consists of a tombstone with relief-carved guilloche edge decoration, upon a rectangular chest with 3-bay blind arcading to the sides; grooved decoration. The ends have shallow round-arched niches with spandrel decoration and relief-carved heraldic shields to the E; these depict the arms of the Lloyd family. The southern-most tomb has a Latin inscription on its W end to Elizabeth, wife of S Lloyd, who died in 1690; the adjoining chest (to the N) is uninscribed, though is doubtless that of the lady's husband, S Lloyd, and is probably the earlier of the two tombs. The latter has various later inscriptions upon its tombstone, the earliest dated 1756 and the latest 1853. The southern tomb has similar C18 and C19 (secondary) inscriptions.
Reason for designation
Included for their special interest as a fine pair of late C17 heraldic tomb chests.
Group value with other items at St Saeran's church.
Nearby in the register
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- Chest Tomb at the Church of St SaeranReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Pair of Chest Tombs at the Church of St SaeranReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.