Memorial to Alfred and Jessy Crawshay in S Cemetery of Llanelly Parish Church

Unusually naturalistic large railed monument consisting of tall crucifix on imitation rockery base, within low keyhole-shaped railed enclosure. Crucifix and base are of white marble. Crucifix carved to imitate tree-bark, with elaborate intertwined passion flower vine, with leaves and flowers. Base carved up as a small grotto or rockery, with inscriptions to faces of the three main boulders. Inscription to Alfred reads ‘Alfred Crawshay of Dan-y-park. Late Captain in the 17th Lancers. Died in London April 25th 1864 in his 41st year. Not lost but gone before’. Inscription to Jessy ‘In loving memory of my mother Jessy Crawshay July 17th 1889. Here the wicked cease from trembling and there the weary are at rest.’. Inscription to Psyche reads ‘Our little darling Psyche died June 26 1889, 11 months old. Only an angel sent to show me the way to Heaven’

Low railed enclosure, keyhole-shaped in plan, with lower projecting bar to front (E). Extremely unusual railings (possibly made at Merthyr) of repeated geometrical knobbly twig pattern, about 30 cm high. Low knobbly stanchions. Matching paired gates at terminal of bar. Rails set on low stone base.