Group of five tombs S of the tower of the Church of St Cynwyd is a Grade II listed building in the Bridgend local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 8 September 1998. A Victorian Tomb group.
Group of five tombs S of the tower of the Church of St Cynwyd
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-truss-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bridgend
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 8 September 1998
- Type
- Tomb group
- Period
- Victorian
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The group comprises, from the W: (a) A sandstone chest with recessed wide corner pilasters, a chamfered base and a moulded ledger slab. Inscribed on the side to David Treharne, of Pentre Farm, Ystrad Dyfodwg, d.1860 aged 18; (b) sandstone chest with slender end pilasters, chamfered top and side panels with fan corners, inscribed on top to Edwd Thomas of Nant-y-llyn, d. 1760, William Thomas, d. 1833, and others. (c) A plain ashlar sandstone chest with a moulded ledger slab, inscribed to Elizabeth, daughter of Hopkin and Elizabeth Lloyd of Penm..... d. 1761 (?); (d) Ledger slab enclosed in early C19 iron railings with trefoil heads and square corner stanchions, and pointed gadrooned finials, to Elias Jenkins of Henrdre Owen, d.1814, Lewis Jenkins, brother, added 1826; (e) Low chest tomb with wide corner balusters and slightly hipped moulded capstone, to (illegible Welsh legend), d.1856, and addition of 1858 in English; and (f) a scrolled marble headstone with kerb, to Myfanwy Lloyd of Porthcawl, d.1930, included to complete the group.
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