Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Mausoleum to Watkins family of Penoyre
Honddu Isaf, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandefaelog Fach, Brecon, Honddu Isaf, Powys, designated on 16 February 2005.
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
- 51.98121, -3.40803
- Cadw reference
- 83683
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 213 Brecon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the S side of the churchyard in the centre of Llandefaelog Fach. Now surrounded by scrub and other vegetation.
History
Mausoleum erected 1818 by the Rev Thomas Watkins of Penoyre, Battle, for his daughter Julia died 1818 aged 12, and as a family vault. Formerly built into W wall of the mausoleum was an important incised cross stone, C10-11, of some eight feet with Latin cross with knotted ends, with plaitwork in each corner, above a relief figure holding ?club and dagger, with knotwork in surround. Rope-moulded panel below with '+ BRIAMAIL FLOU' and panel of plaitwork below. This stone is now in the parish church.
Exterior
Mausoleum, plain rubble stone rectangle with windowless long side walls, overgrown and roof not visible. E end has massive ashlar lintel over iron-barred opening, the lintel inscribed to Julia Watkins died 1818, 'Revere the holy ground on which you tread/ this vault that rises oer my Julia's head .... Th Watkins Pennoyre 1818'. W end has boarded door and ashlar lintel inscribed 'We died to live forever' and rectangular opening with iron grille over.
Mausoleum is set in rubble-walled enclosure with low doorway to W.
Interior
Interior is brick vaulted with iron coffin shelves to sides.
Reason for designation
Included as a rare example in Wales of a family mausoleum of late Georgian period.
Nearby in the register
- Churchyard cross and Dickinson vaultReligious, 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.