Nicholas monument at New Bethel, Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6519 / 51°39'6"N

Longitude: -3.169 / 3°10'8"W

OS Eastings: 319219

OS Northings: 195434

OS Grid: ST192954

Mapcode National: GBR HY.73LB

Mapcode Global: VH6DG.1R01

Plus Code: 9C3RMR2J+Q9

Entry Name: Nicholas monument at New Bethel

Listing Date: 31 March 1999

Last Amended: 31 March 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21636

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300021636

Location: Near the N wall of the graveyard.

County: Caerphilly

Community: Pontllanfraith (Pontllan-fraith)

Community: Pontllanfraith

Locality: Mynyddiswlyn

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Monument

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History

Earliest inscription, in Welsh, is on uphill side to Ann Nicholas of Penllwyn Sarff (d 1850); later inscription on chapel-facing side. Penllwyn Sarff, also known as Sarph, is another name for Penllwyn Fawr, the large C16 manor house on the other side of the Sirhowy Valley.

Exterior

Plain chest tomb of ashlar; narrow plinth, slab with raised centre, inscriptions within an oval, plain moulded arches at corners.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as one of a number of early - mid C19 chest tombs for group value with Chapel, Wall, School and other monuments.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II New Bethel Chapel
On the long hill road leading to Mynyddislwyn church, on the rural hillside overlooking the Sirhowy valley.
II Monument to Rosser Williams at New Bethel
Close to the E graveyard wall.
II Monument to Elizabeth Jones at New Bethel
Close to the W end of the chapel.
II Monument to Martha Williams at New Bethel
On S side of graveyard midway between chapel and original S boundary wall.
II Monument to Margaret Williams at New Bethel
Near the SW corner of the Chapel.
II Monument to Thomas Henry Thomas at New Bethel
On the S side of the chapel, a little N of the James Thomas monument and also by the wall dividing the original cemetery from the later extension.
II Monuments to James Thomas and family at New Bethel
In New Bethel graveyard, on the S side of the chapel, the figure monument on the boundary wall between the old cemetery and the extension with the tomb chest below.
II Former School Room, New Bethel, and attached wall
On the steep lane, the boundary between Newbridge and Pontllanfraith communities, ascending from the valley to Mynyddiswlyn; opposite New Bethel Chapel.

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Nicholas monument at New Bethel

A Grade II Listed Building in Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly