Group of 3 chest tombs E of St Tetta's church, Talybont-on-Usk, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8737 / 51°52'25"N

Longitude: -3.2678 / 3°16'3"W

OS Eastings: 312818

OS Northings: 220221

OS Grid: SO128202

Mapcode National: GBR YV.S22Y

Mapcode Global: VH6CF.95TF

Plus Code: 9C3RVPFJ+FV

Entry Name: Group of 3 chest tombs E of St Tetta's church

Listing Date: 17 December 1998

Last Amended: 17 December 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21205

Building Class: Commemorative

ID on this website: 300021205

Location: In the churchyard near the E end of the church under yew trees.

County: Powys

Community: Talybont-on-Usk (Tal-y-bont ar Wysg)

Community: Talybont-on-Usk

Locality: Llanddetti

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Tomb

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History

Those commemorated are: southernmost - John Harries d 1846 Rector and Justice of the Peace; centre - George Overton of Llanddetty Hall d 1827, and other members of the family; northernmost - Thomas Burnell d 1835. George Overton built the Brynoer tramroad from the Trefil limestone quarries to Talybont, an important element in the early history of the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal. Adjacent are the flat gravestones by the E end mentioned by the RCAHMW survey in 1969 now almost grown over.

Exterior

Monument to John Harries comprises a deep moulded plinth, a nearly square slightly tapered chest with inscription on W face, deeply moulded tiered cornice surmounted by a large urn with iron finial. Monument to George Overton is rectangular, of stone painted pale grey, with a moulded stone slab bearing an inscription; the shaped primary inscription panel is on N side with fluted end pilasters; later inscription on slab. Monument to Thomas Burnell appears to be of artificial stone with end colonettes, moulded panels paired to sides divided by fluting, only one of which bears an inscription; moulded slab on top, low plinth.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a good and historically interesting group of early C19 monuments and for group value with the Church of St Tetta and other listed monuments in the churchyard.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Obelisk monument S of St Tetta's church
In the churchyard close to the priest's door in the S chancel.
II* Church of St Tetta
In the scattered hamlet of Llanddetty, E of the canal and the valley road and close to the S bank of the River Usk; reached by a path down through the sloping churchyard from lychgate by road.
II Group of 5 chest tombs S of St Tetta's church
Set on the hillside S of the church.
II Dan-y-graig Bridge (Canal Bridge No.137)
S of the B4558, E of Llangynidr and SE of the hamlet of Llanddetti.
II Llanddetti Bridge (Canal Bridge No.139)
W of B4558, close to Llanddetty Hall Farm.
II Llanddetty Hall Farmhouse
Backs onto the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal, a little N of Llanddetty church and on rising ground W of the road to Talybont; reached by a drive.
II Llanddetty Hall barn and attached ranges
An L shaped range forming three sides of the farmyard to right of the house.
II Workhouse Bridge (Canal Bridge No 136)
On a private road S of B4558 and accessible by footpath. (See RecNo. 21109 (Talybont on Usk community))

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Group of 3 chest tombs E of St Tetta's church

A Grade II Listed Building in Talybont-on-Usk, Powys