Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Street Wall, Gatepiers and Gates of Llanddewi Rhydderch Baptist Chapel
Gobion Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanddewi Rhydderch, Abergavenny, Gobion Fawr, Monmouthshire, designated on 9 December 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 9 December 2005
- Locality
- Llanddewi Rhydderch
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Gobion Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.80749, -2.95019
- Cadw reference
- 87193
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)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Bounding the Chapel graveyard on the roadside.
History
Mid/late C19, possibly contemporary with the extension of the chapel (qv), and unaltered since building.
Exterior
Wall of random sandstone rubble now largely hidden by a thick growth of ivy. Semi-ashlar gatepiers with conical caps. Wrought iron spear head double gates with dog-bars.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as having group value with the adjoining chapel.
Nearby in the register
- Llanddewi Rhydderch Baptist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Cross in Churchyard of Church of St. DavidReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Llanthewy-Rhytherch Churchyard Cross-BaseCrossunder 1 mi
- Church of St. DavidReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.