Base of churchyard cross in St Mellons churchyard, Old St. Mellons (Hen Laneirwg), Cardiff

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5258 / 51°31'32"N

Longitude: -3.1134 / 3°6'48"W

OS Eastings: 322857

OS Northings: 181353

OS Grid: ST228813

Mapcode National: GBR KZ3.T0

Mapcode Global: VH6F1.ZXG6

Plus Code: 9C3RGVGP+8M

Entry Name: Base of churchyard cross in St Mellons churchyard

Listing Date: 10 June 1977

Last Amended: 31 August 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 13864

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Also known as: Base of churchyard cross in St Mellons churchyard

ID on this website: 300013864

Location: In the SE corner of the churchyard near the foot of the slope.

County: Cardiff

Town: Cardiff

Community: Old St. Mellons (Hen Laneirwg)

Community: Old St. Mellons

Locality: St Mellons

Built-Up Area: Cardiff

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Scheduled monument Churchyard cross

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History

Later medieval.

Exterior

Weathered octagonal stone shaft about one metre high, broached and stopped on four sides at its base; square socket stone.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a vestigial medieval churchyard cross for group value with the church and other listed items in St Mellons churchyard.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Memorial to Joseph Benjamin Hemingway in St Mellons churchyard
Close to S porch of church.
I Church of St Mellon
In a commanding hilltop position with access lane and open ground to N and churchyard extending below on S slope.
II The White Hart PH
Obliquely facing the main throughfare and opposite the Bluebell Inn PH.
II Bluebell Inn PH
Facing the main thoroughfare and opposite the White Hart PH, part of the historic village centre.
II Lychgate to St Mellons Church
Situated by the road at the entrance to a drive which leads uphill to church, churchyard and other buildings including Church Lodge and other dwellings.
II Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Side-on to the main thoroughfare within a small walled enclosure incorporating iron gate with heavy caps to the gate-piers.
II War Memorial
On a corner site between the main thoroughfare and the old village street within a railed enclosure.
II Garden Terrace at St John's College (formerly Ty-to-Maen)
In front of the main frontage and incorporating steps to the lawn at lower level.

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Base of churchyard cross in St Mellons churchyard

A Grade II Listed Building in Old St. Mellons (Hen Laneirwg), Cardiff