Enclosure railings, walls, gatepiers and Memorials at the Conway Burial Yard is a Grade II listed building in the Torfaen local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 July 2003. Memorial.

Enclosure railings, walls, gatepiers and Memorials at the Conway Burial Yard

WRENN ID
lesser-loft-blackthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torfaen
Country
Wales
Date first listed
30 July 2003
Type
Memorial
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Spearhead iron railings with larger standards supported by twisted wrought iron scrolls on low stone coped wall. Railings run along side of chapel and return up from chapel corner to road. At corner is entrance gateway with matching double gates between two tooled stone gatepiers with plinths, cornices and capstones. One similar pier at end of length along chapel. Rubble stone walls on other two sides. Within the yard are several notable memorials: massive short fluted obelisk on pedestal with angle piers to George Conway, died 1834; chest tomb to Joseph Conway, died 1839; chest tomb with baluster angles to Rachel Conway, died 1811; urn topped pedestal memorial to George Conway died 1820 with reeded angles; square memorial with draped plaques each side to Elizabeth Jones died 1825; pedestal memorial to Sarah Evans (nee Conway, wife of Rev. D.D. Evans) died 1837 with relief carved woman and anchor on tapered top piece; hexagonal Gothic monument to various members of the Conway family, from 1842 onward; obelisk to Mary Price (nee Conway), died 1862.

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