Gates, gate piers, walls and railings at Church of Saint Cattwg, Blaenhonddan, Neath Port Talbot

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6723 / 51°40'20"N

Longitude: -3.801 / 3°48'3"W

OS Eastings: 275556

OS Northings: 198596

OS Grid: SS755985

Mapcode National: GBR H3.5SRN

Mapcode Global: VH5GN.27DB

Plus Code: 9C3RM5CX+WH

Entry Name: Gates, gate piers, walls and railings at Church of Saint Cattwg

Listing Date: 26 November 2003

Last Amended: 26 November 2003

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 82085

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300082085

Location: On the NE, NW and SW sides of the churchyard on the SE side of Church Road.

County: Neath Port Talbot

Town: Neath

Community: Blaenhonddan

Locality: Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath

Built-Up Area: Neath

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Wall Gate Railing Gatepost

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History

Churchyard gates and railings probably early to mid C19 enclosing NE and NW sides of churchyard.

Exterior

Churchyard walls of rubble stone with heavy coping carrying short iron railings with spearhead finials and urns to stanchions. Entrance gates on NE side have sandstone ashlar piers with plinths and pyramid caps, double iron gates each with mid rail between opposed curved strengthening bars, spearheads and urns to hanging stile. Some 22m length of railing to left, to right railings curve around to N pedestrian gate with matching ironwork and shortened piers and then continue some 10 m around to another set of double gates at SW but piers with wrought iron overthrow and lampholder. Final length of some 10m of railings to right, along Birch Lane.

Reasons for Listing

Included as good set of C19 iron railings and gates, of group value with Church of St Cattwg.

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Gates, gate piers, walls and railings at Church of Saint Cattwg

A Grade II Listed Building in Blaenhonddan, Neath Port Talbot