Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Humphreys Memorial in churchyard
Montgomery, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 16 December 2005
- Town
- Montgomery
- Community
- Montgomery
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.56050, -3.14652
- Cadw reference
- 87240
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 1637 "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in SE corner of churchyard.
History
Large urn topped memorial to members of the Humphreys family of Bank House from 1798 to 1876, probably earlier C19.
Exterior
Memorial, sandstone, neo-classical style with large urn on pedestal. Pedestal, frieze and cornice are a monolith, on separate moulded plinth. Frieze with raised roundels, moulded cornice. Pedestal plaques have incised borders with quadrant rebates to corners. Stepped top with square pyramidal base to large urn, gadrooned to lower part, flared, with gadrooned lip. Inscription on E side to Charles Gardner Humphreys, died 1862, lieutenant with 14th Light Dragoons in Peninsular War, medal with seven clasps for Salamanca to Toulouse campaign. S side inscription to Charles Gardner Humphreys, solicitor, died 1803, and Elizabeth his wife died 1819. N side inscription to Elizabeth Humphreys died 1798 aged 7, Mary died 1815 aged 20. W side to Richard Humphreys, died 1876.
Reason for designation
Included as handsome neo-classical memorial.
Nearby in the register
- Churchyard wall, gate piers and gatesReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Bowling Green Cottage and railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- BryneglwysDomesticunder 1 mi
- Sundial in churchyardGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.