Mausoleum to Watkins family of Penoyre, Honddu Isaf, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9812 / 51°58'52"N

Longitude: -3.408 / 3°24'28"W

OS Eastings: 303394

OS Northings: 232353

OS Grid: SO033323

Mapcode National: GBR YN.K99N

Mapcode Global: VH6BR.WG5K

Plus Code: 9C3RXHJR+FQ

Entry Name: Mausoleum to Watkins family of Penoyre

Listing Date: 16 February 2005

Last Amended: 16 February 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 83683

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300083683

Location: On the S side of the churchyard in the centre of Llandefaelog Fach. Now surrounded by scrub and other vegetation.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Honddu Isaf

Locality: Llandefaelog Fach

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Mausoleum

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Lower Chapel

History

Mausoleum erected 1818 by the Rev Thomas Watkins of Penoyre, Battle, for his daughter Julia died 1818 aged 12, and as a family vault. Formerly built into W wall of the mausoleum was an important incised cross stone, C10-11, of some eight feet with Latin cross with knotted ends, with plaitwork in each corner, above a relief figure holding ?club and dagger, with knotwork in surround. Rope-moulded panel below with ' BRIAMAIL FLOU' and panel of plaitwork below. This stone is now in the parish church.

Exterior

Mausoleum, plain rubble stone rectangle with windowless long side walls, overgrown and roof not visible. E end has massive ashlar lintel over iron-barred opening, the lintel inscribed to Julia Watkins died 1818, 'Revere the holy ground on which you tread/ this vault that rises oer my Julia's head .... Th Watkins Pennoyre 1818'. W end has boarded door and ashlar lintel inscribed 'We died to live forever' and rectangular opening with iron grille over.
Mausoleum is set in rubble-walled enclosure with low doorway to W.

Interior

Interior is brick vaulted with iron coffin shelves to sides.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a rare example in Wales of a family mausoleum of late Georgian period.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Churchyard cross and Dickinson vault
On the S side of the churchyard in the centre of Llandefaelog Fach.
II* Church of Saint Maelog
In a prominent position in the centre of Llandefaelog Fach between the B4520 and the Afon Honddu.
II Lychgate to Church of Saint Maelog
On the W side of the churchyard in the centre of Llandefaelog Fach.
II Llandefaelog House
On the W side of the B4520 some 100m SW of the Church of Saint Maelog. There is a Norman motte adjacent.
II Bridge over Afon Honddu
Carrying a minor road over the Afon Honddu just N of the Church of Saint Maelog in Llandefaelog Fach.
II The Old Rectory
On the N side of Llandefaelog Fach at the end of a drive some 200m NW of the Church of Saint Maelog.
II* Glan-Honddu
On the S side of Llandefaelog Fach at the end of a drive W off the B4520.
II Lodge to Glan-Honddu
On the W side of the B4520 some 650m S of the Church of Saint Maelog in Llandefaelog Fach.

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Mausoleum to Watkins family of Penoyre

A Grade II Listed Building in Honddu Isaf, Powys