Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lychgate of St Mary's Church
Betws Gwerfil Goch, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Bettws Gwerfil Goch, Betws Gwerfil Goch, Denbighshire, designated on 7 August 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 7 August 2000
- Locality
- Bettws Gwerfil Goch
- Community
- Betws Gwerfil Goch
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.00806, -3.44364
- Cadw reference
- 23869
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 120 Corwen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To the north of St Mary's Church, facing Wynllan.
History
A lychgate added c1880 to St Mary's churchyard to the design of John Douglas, architect, of Chester, at the time of the restoration of the church.
Exterior
Small lychgate consisting of battered side walls in local stonework, carrying a slated roof on oak trusses, with rendered gables. The common tiebeams of the trusses rest on a crown beam which is joined by tusk tenons to the gable tiebeams. Pair of light openwork oak gates towards the front with iron cresting. Welsh funerary inscription carved on the outside face of the crown beam.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with St Mary's church.
Nearby in the register
- The HandDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- GwynfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Old house and outbuildings at north side of Wyn LlanAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.