Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tea Caddy Tomb with railings in Churchyard of Church of St. Illtyd
Goetre Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Mamhilad, Pontypool, Goetre Fawr, Monmouthshire, designated on 18 July 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 18 July 2001
- Locality
- Mamhilad
- Town
- Pontypool
- Community
- Goetre Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.72506, -3.00687
- Cadw reference
- 25561
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)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
About 40m south of the Church of St. Illtyd.
History
An early C19 'tea-caddy' type chest tomb complete with its railings.
Exterior
Dressed and carved stone tomb with wrought and cast iron railings. A square stone chest tomb in the form of a Georgian tea-caddy. Square base and shaft, cornice mould, stepped lid with knop finial. The railings are almost complete; spears with cast heads, larger ones as the corner stanchions. A few of the finials are missing.
Reason for designation
Included as an unusually fine early C19 churchyard memorial which retains its iron railings complete.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St IlltydReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Churchyard Cross at Church of St IlltydReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- West wall to churchyard of Church of St Illtyd with stile, gatepiers and postboxReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Bridge No. 62Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.