Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard Walls, Railings, Gatepiers and Gates to north of Church of St. Mary
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 23 January 1987
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81345, -2.71462
- Cadw reference
- 2781
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
Attached to east end of No.11 Priory Street and extending to end against return wing of St. Mary's Community Centre.
History
Early to mid C19 and matching longer section to south of Parish Church (qv Whitecross Street).
Exterior
Squared red sandstone wall with Forest of Dean ashlar piers and wrought iron gates and railings. Low stone walls with coping topped by arrow-head railings. One set of panelled gatepiers with wide cornices and plain double ironwork gates with bowed brace struts.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as part of an important piece of early C19 town planning in the Monmouth centre and for its group value with the Church of St. Mary.
Nearby in the register
- ShamblesCommercialunder 1 mi
- 11 Priory StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 10 Priory StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Monmouth PrioryEducationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.