Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
St Garmon's Church Lychgate
Llanfechain, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanfechain village, Llanfechain, Powys, designated on 28 January 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 28 January 2004
- Locality
- Llanfechain village
- Community
- Llanfechain
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.77496, -3.20341
- Cadw reference
- 82433
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)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (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
At the south side of the churchyard of St Garmon, set into a rough stone wall with a simple iron gate to the left side.
History
An Arts and Crafts lychgate, probably built to the design of John Douglas of Chester, the restorer of the church, but not contemporary with the restoration; constructed after 1900.
Exterior
An oak lychgate standing on a stone plinth wall. Paired main posts to front and rear. Cambered tie beams on Gothic carved brackets, the beam to the front carrying a Welsh inscription. Red tile roof slightly sprocketted with deep plain bargeboards and a cross finial. Low gates at the outer side with trefoiled open upper panels, diagonally boarded lower panels. Slate war memorials attached to the stone plinth walls at front.
Interior
Benches at sides. Slate cross set in the floor.
Reason for designation
A lychgate of superior Arts and Crafts design, listed also for group value with St Garmon's Church.
Nearby in the register
- Plas-yn-dinas Public HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Sundial in St Garmon's ChurchyardNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Church of St. GarmonReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Maes-y-llanDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.