Chest Tomb at St Dyfnog's Church, Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1596 / 53°9'34"N

Longitude: -3.3747 / 3°22'28"W

OS Eastings: 308180

OS Northings: 363381

OS Grid: SJ081633

Mapcode National: GBR 6P.4W66

Mapcode Global: WH772.4V84

Plus Code: 9C5R5J5G+R4

Entry Name: Chest Tomb at St Dyfnog's Church

Listing Date: 29 November 1999

Last Amended: 29 November 1999

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 22676

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300022676

Location: Immediately to the E of the church, within the churchyard.

County: Denbighshire

Community: Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch

Community: Llanrhaeadr-Yng-Nghinmeirch

Locality: Llanrhaeadr

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Tomb

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History

Mid C17 chest tomb, dated 1642.

Exterior

Heavy tombslab supported on side piers and end panels; the side panels have been removed. The tombslab has a raised strapwork border and has a lengthy incised inscription. This records the tomb as belonging to John ap Robert of Porth, who died in 1642 aged 95; the inscription gives sixteen generations of his genealogical descent back to the king of Powys. Below this is a raised shield motif with the (later) incised initials HD. The ends have paired arched niches with guilloche decoration to the central pier; the sides and corners have applied fluted columns.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its special interest as a particularly good C17 chest tomb with unusual inscription.

Group value with other listed items at St Dyfnog's Church.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Chest Tomb of Captain Wynn
Located withtin the churchyard, 6m NE of the Jesse Window of St Dyfnog's Church.
I Parish Church of St Dyfnog
Picturesquely-sited in the village centre, set back from the road within its own walled churchyard.
II Lychgate and Churchyard Walls, including Sundial Base, at St Dyfnog's Church
Enclosing the churchyard on the N and E sides, the lychgate forming the entrance to the churchyard on the N side, opposite the porch.
II The Smithy
Located to the NE of the church, facing the churchyard, immediately opposite the lychgate.
II Telephone Call-box
On the pavement in the centre of the village adjacent to the Smithy.
II Smithy Cottage
Adjacent to the Smithy in the centre of the village, diagonally opposite the church lychgate.
II Gates, Gatepiers and Forecourt Walls, including associated Arch and Bridge to S, at the Almshouses
Immediately to the front (E) and side (SE) of the almshouses.
II No.4 The Almshouses
Adjoining the churchyard at the W end

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Chest Tomb at St Dyfnog's Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch, Denbighshire