Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lychgate of St Cadfan's Church
Banwy, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 31 December 2002
- Locality
- Llangadfan
- Community
- Banwy
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.68158, -3.46461
- Cadw reference
- 80788
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
To east of St Cadfan's Church, within the present churchyard.
History
Said to date from c.1800-1810. The lychgate was originally at the churchyard entrance but although
isolated when the churchyard was enlarged to the west in 1910 it was retained. It is evident that the
building originally had gates to protect the churchyard. A window in the south side was blocked up at
the same time.
The lychgate was restored in 1981.
Exterior
A fine vernacular lychgate of the pre-ecclesiological period in axe-dressed stone with a simple slate roof
on exposed timbering. Simple rounded arches to front and rear.
Interior
Well-laid cobbled floor defined by a stone sill each end; timber side benches.
Reason for designation
A fine plain lychgate of the simplest character, enhancing the setting of the church notwithstanding the
loss of gates and the removal of the adjacent churchyard wall.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St CadfanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St Cadfan's WellNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Detached Outbuildings Range at Rhiwlas (former Rectory)No class recordedunder 1 mi
- Rhiwlas (former Rectory) with open-sided Coach-shed to north-westNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.