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Railed Wynne Vault in churchyard of St Michael's Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Betws-yn-Rhos, Conwy

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2479 / 53°14'52"N

Longitude: -3.6396 / 3°38'22"W

OS Eastings: 290692

OS Northings: 373569

OS Grid: SH906735

Mapcode National: GBR 3Z0W.TG

Mapcode Global: WH65F.2M3H

Plus Code: 9C5R69X6+44

Entry Name: Railed Wynne Vault in churchyard of St Michael's Church

Listing Date: 2 July 1998

Last Amended: 2 July 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20082

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300020082

Location: Located 10m N of the church chancel in the walled churchyard.

County: Conwy

Town: Abergele

Community: Betws yn Rhos

Community: Betws Yn Rhos

Locality: Betws-yn-Rhos

Built-Up Area: Betws-yn-Rhos

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Vault

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Exterior

Large railed tomb vault to John Wynne Esq of Coed Coch (d.1788) and his wife Dorothy (d.1809). The structure consists of 3m square sandstone-flagged enclosure with raised rectangular tomb slab to the centre; this has an inset copper plaque inscribed with the names and dates above. The enclosure retains its contemporary plain cast iron railings with urn finials to the corners.

Reasons for Listing

Included for group value with other listed items at St Michael's Church.

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  • II Railed Pair of Tombs in churchyard of St Michael's Church
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  • II Parish Church of St Michael
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  • II Ffarm
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  • II* Peniarth Fawr
    Located 0.5km NE of Betws-yn-Rhos village to the NW of an unclassified lane running NE from Betws towards Abergele; accessed via a farm track and set back slightly behind low rubble forecourt walls.
  • II Plas-yn-Betws
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  • II Bryn-Ffanigl-Isaf
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