Chest Tomb of Twm O'r Nant at the Church of St Marcella is a Grade II listed building in the Denbighshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 20 July 2000. Tomb.

Chest Tomb of Twm O'r Nant at the Church of St Marcella

WRENN ID: sunken-sentry-wren
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Denbighshire
Country: Wales
Date first listed: 20 July 2000
Type: Tomb
Source: Cadw listing

Description

Rectangular chest tomb of polished slate; 2-panel sides with fielded panels having extruded corners; single panel ends, that to the E with modern slate plaque affixed having the carved inscription:'Bedd Twm O'r Nant'. The tomb-slab has chamfered sides and has a primary carved inscription at the top: 'Here lieth the body of Thomas Edwards of Nant, The Cambrian Shakespeare, with his wife and four of his daughters. Died April 3rd 1810 aged 71.' Two later verses in Welsh inscribed below.

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