Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lychgate at Church of St Michael
Troedyraur, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Troedyraur, Ceredigion, designated on 21 September 1964.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 21 September 1964
- Locality
- Troedyraur
- Community
- Troedyraur
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.08115, -4.44285
- Cadw reference
- 9903
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 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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 194 Llangranog (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at churchyard entry some 500m E of Brongest.
History
Ornate classical lychgate of 1831 probably built for the Lloyd-Williams family of Gwernant. Stepped mounting block to right.
Exterior
Lychgate of fine rusticated Pwntan sandstone of unusual quality, classical style with very fine iron gates. Rubble stone sides. Slate coping and slate roof. Facade is wholly rusticated with diminishing courses, under a slate open pedimental gable. Big centre entry with the surround very slightly recessed and radiating voussoirs to arch, outer narrow raised pilasters up to pediment returns. Iron double gated with wrought iron scrolls to bottom rail, dog-bars, mid-rail row of circles with spearheads above, curved strengthening bars to upper part and flat top rails with scrolled wrought iron spearheads. The upper arch is infilled with particularly fanciful scrollwork around a centre stanchion with urn.
Rubble stone sides, slate roof, sandstone rear, simpler than front, only the arch voussoirs inset, no outer pilasters, similar open pedimental eaves. Plastered inside walls lined as ashlar and plastered curved roof.
To the right, against rubble stone churchyard retaining wall, is a mounting block, rubble stone, slate treads to five steps and slate top.
Nearby in the register
- Mounting Block at Churchyard of Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ebenezer Morris Monument in Troedyraur ChurchyardCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Calderbrooke LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.