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
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
25 November 1998
Type
Tombs
Address
Group of Three Railed Tombs in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, Beddgelert, Porthmadog, Gwynedd
OS grid reference
SH 590 480
Coordinates
53.01119, -4.10165
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The group of three railed tombs is located in the churchyard of St Mary's Church. The largest and western-most tomb measures approximately 3.5 meters square and features two polished slate tomb-slabs belonging to the family of Charles Easton Spooner, who was an engineer and secretary of the Ffestiniog Railway. These tomb-slabs are set on a slate-flagged pavement, elevated on six slate balls, with bolection-moulded sides and simple acanthus decoration at the centers and corners. The southern-most tomb has a memorial inscription for James Alfred Easton, who died in 1857, with later additions; the right tomb is inscribed in memory of John Eryri Easton, who died in 1877. Simple cast iron railings with foliated heads surround this enclosure, which is built on a limestone plinth.

The southern-most enclosure contains a small slate tomb-slab with moulded sides and railings similar to the larger tombs, dedicated to the memory of Elizabeth Preece, described as the 'Faithful servant of Charles Easton Spooner Esq.', who died in 1864.

The eastern-most enclosure features a polished slate tomb-slab with moulded sides and incised lettering, commemorating Alice Jackson, who also died in 1864. This tomb is surrounded by cast iron railings topped with stylised spear-headed finials.

Local climate

Group of Three Railed Tombs in the churchyard of St Mary's Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,500 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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