Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tomb of J S Brown in Churchyard of Former Church of St Mary
Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 29 September 2000
- Locality
- Chapel Hill
- Town
- Tintern
- Community
- Wye Valley
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.69642, -2.68068
- Cadw reference
- 24053
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
About 30m from the east end of the Church of St Mary.
History
Monument to J S Brown who died in 1841 and the style of the tomb suggests that its construction was very soon after this.
Exterior
White limestone ashlar memorial of Roman altar type. Three square diminishing steps support a square shaft on a moulded base and with a low pyramid cap. The inscription is to J S Brown, died 1841.
Reason for designation
Included as a fine and rare early C19 neo-classical tomb.
Nearby in the register
- Tomb with Pyramid in Churchyard of Former Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Tomb with Sarcophagus in Churchyard of Former Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Former Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St Mary's Church, Chapel HillChurchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.