Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Preaching cross in St Nicholas' Churchyard
Ilston, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Nicholaston, Swansea, Ilston, designated on 19 July 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 19 July 2000
- Locality
- Nicholaston
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Ilston
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.57485, -4.14809
- Cadw reference
- 23545
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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the south-west corner of St Nicholas' Church
History
Preaching cross designed by George E Halliday, together with the church of St Nicholas, on the commission of Miss Olive Talbot of Penrice. A fragment of the original C14 or C15 cross was found during the rebuilding of the church, and was taken as the exemplar, with octagonal shaft and arms and a cusped decoration in the angles. The carving is by William Clarke of Llandaff.
Exterior
A stone preaching cross on a Calvary of three steps with a large plinth block, the latter changing from square to octagonal. The shaft is also square at foot, changing to octagonal, and carries octagonal cross arms. On the east side is the figure of Christ and on the west side a corresponding bracket with the Virgin and Child.
Reason for designation
A fine late C19 interpretation of a late mediaeval preaching cross, associated with the Gothic Revival restoration of St Nicholas' Church.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St NicholasReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Cefn Bryn Burial ChamberChambered Long Cairnunder 1 mi
- Old Cottage in grounds of Underhill CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cairns on Cefn BrynRound Cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.