Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial Lychgate at Church of St. Andrew
Llangybi, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 6 December 2005
- Locality
- Tredunnock
- Town
- Newport
- Community
- Llangybi
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.64861, -2.89831
- Cadw reference
- 87128
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
In the centre of Tredunnock village at the entrance to the path into the church from the village street.
History
Probably c1920 or soon after.
Exterior
Rock faced red sandstone walls, oak superstructure, tile roof. Battered wing walls with paired oak gates between. The walls carry three gable trusses with arch braced ties, all exposed timber. An inscription records 'To the glory of God and the memory of those who fell in the War 1914-18'.
Reason for designation
Included as an early C20 War Memorial in the form of a lych-gate and having strong group value with the nearby Church of St. Andrew.
Nearby in the register
- Entrance Gate and Fence to the Churchyard of the Church of St. AndrewCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Telephone call box in TredunnockCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Cross in Churchyard of Church of St. AndrewReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of St. AndrewReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.