Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard cross at Church of St Issui, Partrishow
The Vale of Grwyney, Powys, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Partrishow, The Vale of Grwyney, Powys, designated on 19 July 1963.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 19 July 1963
- Locality
- Partrishow
- Community
- The Vale of Grwyney
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.89572, -3.04933
- Cadw reference
- 6688
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)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 214 Talgarth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On S side of church.
History
C14 preaching cross with lantern restored in 1918 by W D Caroe who earlier carried out the restoration of the church. The lantern includes a depiction of Archbishop Baldwin of Canterbury, who is said to have preached the 3rd Crusade from here in 1188.
Exterior
On a square stepped plinth and with a square base which turns octagonal with broaches. The tapering octagonal shaft also turns square at the base with broaches. The lantern has figures in niches of Virgin and Child, a Rood, St Issui and Archbishop Baldwin.
Reason for designation
Listed Grade II* for its special historic interest as a substantial survival of a medieval preaching cross.
Nearby in the register
- Churchyard Cross, St Issau's ChurchCrossunder 1 mi
- Church of St Issui, PartrishowReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Former Stable at Church of St Issui, PartrishowDomesticunder 1 mi
- St Issui's WellReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.