Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lychgate to Llansantffraid Cemetery
Llansantffraid, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 2 March 2004
- Locality
- Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain village
- Community
- Llansantffraid
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.77467, -3.16146
- Cadw reference
- 82564
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
To west of village, north of the road to Llanfechain.
History
Probably built in 1905: a brass plate in the lychgate commemorates Caroline Griffiths and carries the date 'Oct 1905'. The first tombstones in the cemetery are dated 1906. (A possible design by the same hand as Plas Derwen?)
Exterior
A stone lychgate in sneck-coursed yellow sandstone with a pyramidal red tile roof and a pole finial. Large curling iron brackets support the eaves on all sides. Wide openings at front and rear but double timber gates to the front only. The front and rear walls extend out into slight buttresses. Slit windows each side of the entrances at front and rear, singly at sides.
Interior
Side bench with cupboard space beneath.
Reason for designation
A fine Voyseyesque Arts and Crafts lychgate to a village cemetery.
Nearby in the register
- BryntirionDomesticunder 1 mi
- BronwylfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Llwyn OnnDomesticunder 1 mi
- GlanaberDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.