Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Memorial Cross to Dean William Conybeare
Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 30 June 2003
- Locality
- Llandaff
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Llandaff
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.49546, -3.21772
- Cadw reference
- 81271
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
In the Cathedral Churchyard outside the south choir aisle.
History
Erected in 1867 as a memorial to Dean William Daniel Conybeare and designed by his son Henry Conybeare. It is modelled on the medieval churchyard crosses at Llangan and St. Donats. Dean Conybeare was Dean of Llandaff 1846-57, an important period for the restoration of the Cathedral.
Exterior
Steps of local stone, shaft of white Mansfield stone. High square platform with moulded lip. This carries four diminishing steps, the top one being octagonal. Socket-stone with small buttresses to the corners, tall tapering shaft going from square to octagonal, carved cross-head. The cross-head carries reliefs of the Crucifixion and Resurrection.
Reason for designation
Included for its historic interest as a memorial cross in the medieval style to William Conybeare (Dean of Llandaff 1846-57) who was principally responsible for the restoration of Llandaff Cathedral.
Nearby in the register
- Cross in Llandaff CathedralCrossunder 1 mi
- Memorial to Richard Prichard in the CathedralReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. PaulReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Churchyard Wall to south-east of the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. PaulReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.