Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Coychurch Cemetery Chapel of Remembrance
Coychurch Lower, Bridgend, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Coychurch, Coychurch Lower, Bridgend, designated on 31 October 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 31 October 2001
- Locality
- Coychurch
- Community
- Coychurch Lower
- Unitary authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.51073, -3.54101
- Cadw reference
- 25840
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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Within the cemetery grounds between the entrance and the main chapel complex and joined to the latter by a conifer lined walkway.
History
Cemetery complex built in 1970 as the Mid Glamorgan Cemetery; architect Maxwell Fry of Fry Drew and Partners, engineer and surveyor Mansel Matthews, contractors Arthur Phillips and Son; stained glass by Timothy Lewis.
Exterior
A small circular chapel of roughly coursed rubble with concrete dressings and shallow pitched conical panelled metal roof surmounted by a finial with flame motif. It comprises 5 convex bays separated by full length stained glass windows in metal frames. Entrance bay has full height buttresses which together with the curved concrete lintel create a shallow porch, with matching curved step; phoenix motif above; plain glass panels in double doors give view of interior.
Interior
Interior has a central concrete and brass stand for a Book of Remembrance and 4 full length stained glass windows in metal frames of abstract design and strong colours representing the 4 seasons, the surrounds of stone and the bays between white rendered; wood block floor, painted conical ceiling.
Reason for designation
Listed as an integral part of the Cemetery complex, closely related spatially to the main chapel and as a strong building in its own right; group value with Capel Crallo and Capel Coity and Cemetery Entrance Gateway and Lodge.
Nearby in the register
- Coychurch Cemetery Capel Crallo and Capel CoityReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Coychurch Cemetery Entrance Walls, Gates and PillarReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Coychurch UnderbridgeNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Brynffrwd Entrance and LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.