Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard Wall and Gates at Chruch of St Aelhaiarn
Guilsfield, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Guilsfield, Powys, designated on 22 February 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 22 February 1995
- Locality
- Guilsfield
- Community
- Guilsfield
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.69658, -3.15721
- Cadw reference
- 7868
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 151 Welshpool (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located in the centre of Guilsfield.
Exterior
Churchyard wall, medieval, much rebuilt, retaining the raised churchyard. Rubble stonework, approximately 1.5m high, with double iron gates on the S, and in the NW corner, and a single iron gate at the SW corner. The gates are C19, with trefoil headed panelled stanchions and offsetting caps. Double bottom and middle bars with roses, and an arched top flat restraining the 4-way spear headed rails, and dog rails.
Within the churchyard are a number of slate headstones of interest for the quality of their lettering, especially the Teece headstone of 1839, against the S churchyard wall, Jones/Richards headstone against the SW gate, 1832/41, and the Humphries headstone 1863, against the SW corner of the graveyard.
Reason for designation
Included as an historically important feature to the setting of the Grade I listed church, and of group value within the conservation area of Guilsfield.
Nearby in the register
- The SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
- Jones Monument, close to the south gatesof the churchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St Aelhaiarn including Outbuilding to W end of N Aisle and outbuilding on W side of PorchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- THe Red HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.