2 Chest Tombs adjacent to W Boundary of Churchyard, Offa, Wrexham

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0443 / 53°2'39"N

Longitude: -2.9935 / 2°59'36"W

OS Eastings: 333491

OS Northings: 350134

OS Grid: SJ334501

Mapcode National: GBR 75.DCC6

Mapcode Global: WH88Y.ZRP0

Plus Code: 9C5V22V4+PJ

Entry Name: 2 Chest Tombs adjacent to W Boundary of Churchyard

Listing Date: 16 June 1980

Last Amended: 31 January 1994

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1773

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300001773

Location: Towards the western boundary of the churchyard, and west of the church tower.

County: Wrexham

Community: Offa

Built-Up Area: Wrexham

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Tomb

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History

Pair of chest-tombs, erected in the late C18 to commemorate members of the Price family, and with commemoration dates of 1770-1815.

Exterior

Stone, on stone paved base. Each tomb has a stepped plinth and bulbous side and end panels, some carrying inscription, with reeded cornice below inscribed upper slab.

Reasons for Listing

Good example of late C18 funerary monuments.

External Links

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2 Chest Tombs adjacent to W Boundary of Churchyard

A Grade II Listed Building in Offa, Wrexham