Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lychgate to Church of St Mary
Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanfair, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, designated on 18 June 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Recreational
- Date of designation
- 18 June 2004
- Locality
- Llanfair
- Community
- Llandovery
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.00105, -3.79379
- Cadw reference
- 82891
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 1860 map "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at S entry to churchyard situated above modern A483 road.
History
Lychgate probably of earlier to mid C19 date but reusing 2 lintels. The gates are said to have been made by a local blacksmith, Henry Lewis, in 1886.
Exterior
Lychgate, rubble stone with hipped plain tile roof. Two rubble walls with oak lintels between carrying hipped steep roof. The lintels have chamfers indicating reuse from elsewhere. Unusual crude blacksmith-made double iron gates each with 3 heavy lozenge-section bars in lower half, and 3 flat bars above, the flat bars linked by angled struts and the middle bar with welded cast-iron finials above and below. Wrought iron large scrolls at top, from hanging stile.
Reason for designation
Included as important element in setting of a major medieval church, with distinctive locally-made iron gates.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Monument & memorial of William Williams in churchyard of St Mary's ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Llandovery Roman SiteFortunder 1 mi
- Windermere HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.