Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard cross and Dickinson vault
Honddu Isaf, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 16 February 2005
- Locality
- Llandefaelog Fach
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Honddu Isaf
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.98134, -3.40794
- Cadw reference
- 83674
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On the S side of the churchyard in the centre of Llandefaelog Fach.
History
Churchyard cross over family vault, c. 1858, to John Jones of Glanhonddu died 1857. Possibly by W. Habershon who restored the church in 1857. Inscriptions to his family and descendants, the Dickinson family: wife Catherine died 1862, his daughter Catherine Dickinson died 1863, husband Col Douglas J. Dickinson died 1865, their children Frank Dickinson 1846-7, Edith Dickinson 1852-61, Louis Dickinson 1859-61, Kate Dickinson 1860-2, Mary Dickinson 1851-69; John D. Dickinson died 1900, his widow Mary died 1935, D. J. Dickinson 1878-1902, Helen Dickinson died 1945, her husband Frederick D. Dickinson died 1950, Mary Dickinson died 1968.
Exterior
Cross, Bath stone. Octagonal broached plinth on octagonal base, tapering shaft, square at base broached to octagonal, and top with four carved figures each under nodding ogee gabled canopy with crockets to gables and top cross finial. Cross stands on flat top of vault, entered from low door on S side. Concreted top with outer coping and railings of iron chain link on iron uprights, the corner and entry posts with pineapple finilas, the intermediate ones with spearheads.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-carved memorial cross of definite quality; group value with the church and the Watkins mausoleum.
Nearby in the register
- Mausoleum to Watkins family of PenoyreReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint MaelogReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Cross-Slab in ChurchCross-marked stoneunder 1 mi
- Lychgate to Church of Saint MaelogReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.