Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Obelisk to Marie Witherington in Churchyard of Church of St Peter
Goetre Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Goetre, 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
- Goetre
- Town
- Pontypool
- Community
- Goetre Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.74771, -2.97618
- Cadw reference
- 25564
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 south porch of Church of St Peter.
History
An early C19 churchyard monument which probably dates from very close to the recorded death in 1807.
Exterior
A neo-classical monument cut from Forest of Dean sandstone ashlar. A square base with plinth and cornice carries a sharply tapering obelisk which has the point blunted. The four sides of the base are inscribed within framed panels to Marie, wife of Henry Witherington, died 1807.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a very good quality churchyard memorial in the neo-classical style dating from c1807.
Nearby in the register
- South Churchyard Cross at Church of St PeterReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St PeterReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- North Churchyard Cross at Church of St PeterReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.