Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Morgan Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Usk, Monmouthshire, designated on 30 April 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 30 April 2004
- Locality
- Usk
- Town
- Usk
- Community
- Usk
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70272, -2.90047
- Cadw reference
- 82768
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1905 · 250 Chepstow (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To N of path in churchyard, and NW of church.
History
Early C19.
Exterior
Chest tombin Grecian style. Rectangular chest with corners sloping outwards; on plinth. Capstone supports urn of similar style to chest. Inscriptions in memory of "Elizabeth wife of Francis Morgan of the parish of Llanbaddock" who died in 1823, and Francis Morgan. Also to Anne Phillips of this town who died in 1785.
Reason for designation
Strongly designed early C19 chest tomb. Group value with listed church and churchyard walls.
Nearby in the register
- Medieval Tomb Effigy in St Mary's ChurchyardNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Berry Tomb in St Mary's ChurchyardNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Matthews Tomb in St Mary's ChurchyardNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Priory Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.