Monument to the Ladies of Llangollen & their Housekeeper in the Churchyard of St. Collen's Parish CH, Llangollen, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9692 / 52°58'8"N

Longitude: -3.1681 / 3°10'5"W

OS Eastings: 321647

OS Northings: 341950

OS Grid: SJ216419

Mapcode National: GBR 6Y.JYSD

Mapcode Global: WH784.9MMM

Plus Code: 9C4RXR9J+MQ

Entry Name: Monument to the Ladies of Llangollen & their Housekeeper in the Churchyard of St. Collen's Parish CH

Listing Date: 22 December 1989

Last Amended: 22 December 1989

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1166

Building Class: Commemorative

ID on this website: 300001166

Location: In the churchyard to the SW of the Parish Church enclosed behind high railings

County: Denbighshire

Community: Llangollen

Built-Up Area: Llangollen

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Monument

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History

Erected in 1810 after the death of Mary Carryl who came from Ireland with Lady Eleanor Butler and Hon Sarah Ponsonby as their housekeeper at Plas Newydd. Designed by Thomas Parker of Sweeney Hall (father of the famous architectural historian John Parker).

Exterior

Triangular and Gothic in style; freestone. Pyramidal cap and gables to each face and small gables over panelled corner buttresses. Cusped recesses to each face containing stone carved memorial tablets with lengthy inscriptions and biblical quotations. The SE side commemorates Mrs Mary Carryl (died 1809), the W side commemorates Lady Eleanor Charlotte Butler (died 1829) and the NE side commemorates Sarah Ponsonby (died 1931).

Reasons for Listing

Group value with the Parish Church, sundial and the churchyard wall.

External Links

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Monument to the Ladies of Llangollen & their Housekeeper in the Churchyard of St. Collen's Parish CH

A Grade II Listed Building in Llangollen, Denbighshire