Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard cross in churchyard of Church of St David
Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Caldey Village, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, designated on 28 March 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 28 March 2002
- Locality
- Caldey Village
- Town
- Tenby
- Community
- Tenby
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.63774, -4.68519
- Cadw reference
- 26452
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)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 245 Pembroke (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated to S of Church of St David, in churchyard.
History
Churchyard cross, c1920, presumably by John Coates Carter as a memorial to Margaret Egerton (d 1919) and Major Robert Egerton, killed 1917. The cross is similar in design to Coates Carter's war memorial crosses at Prestbury, Cricklewood and Pembroke Dock.
Exterior
Churchyard cross, stone, on rough stone step. Tapered octagonal base with well-lettered inscription 'Pray for the soul of dame Margaret Egerton buried near this cross and also for her son Major Robert Egerton MC RFC killed in France 1917 aged 25'. Tapering tall slim cross. square at base, broached to octagonal with carved crucified Christ figure under stone gable.
Reason for designation
Included as well-carved and well-designed churchyard memorial cross.
Nearby in the register
- Church of Saint DavidReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Former Caldey Island schoolEducationunder 1 mi
- The ForgeIndustrialunder 1 mi
- St Peter's and St Joseph'sDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.