Group of Three Railed Tombs in the churchyard of St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 November 1998. Tombs.
Group of Three Railed Tombs in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
- WRENN ID
- endless-hinge-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Snowdonia National Park
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 25 November 1998
- Type
- Tombs
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The largest, and western-most, is approximately 3.5m square and contains 2 fine polished slate tomb-slabs to the family of Charles Easton Spooner, engineer and secretary of the Ffestiniog Railway. These are set onto a slate-flagged pavement, raised up on 6 slate balls; bolection-moulded sides with simple acanthus decoration to centres and corners. The left tomb (southern-most) has a memorial inscription to James Alfred Easton, d.1857, with subsequent additions; that to the R is inscribed to the memory of John Eryri Easton, d.1877. Simple cast iron railings on a limestone plinth, the railings with foliated heads.
The southern-most enclosure has a small slate tomb-slab with moulded sides and railings as before; to the memory of Elizabeth Preece, 'Faithful servant of Charles Easton Spooner Esq.', d.1864.
The eastern-most enclosure has a polished slate tomb-slab with moulded sides and incised lettering; to Alice Jackson, d.1864. Cast iron railings with stylised spear-headed finials.
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