Sir Gardner Wilkinson tomb in churchyard of Church of St Dingat., Llandovery, Carmarthenshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9916 / 51°59'29"N

Longitude: -3.8023 / 3°48'8"W

OS Eastings: 276346

OS Northings: 234101

OS Grid: SN763341

Mapcode National: GBR Y4.JMJ0

Mapcode Global: VH5F3.16QM

Plus Code: 9C3RX5RX+J3

Entry Name: Sir Gardner Wilkinson tomb in churchyard of Church of St Dingat.

Listing Date: 26 February 1981

Last Amended: 18 June 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 10993

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300010993

Location: Situated in churchyard to NW of tower.

County: Carmarthenshire

Community: Llandovery (Llanymddyfri)

Community: Llandovery

Built-Up Area: Llandovery

Traditional County: Carmarthenshire

Tagged with: Tomb

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History

Memorial of c1875 to Sir Gardner Wilkinson distinguished Egyptologist 1797-1875 called the father of British Egyptology. He spent many years in Egypt from 1821 onwards and published 'A topographical survey of Thebes' in 1826 and 'Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians' in 1837. His drawings of classical and prehistoric archaeology are outstanding also.
He left his library, sketch books and notes to Sir John Harpur Crewe of Calke Abbey, Derbyshire, since given to the Bodleian Library, Oxford. He lived at Brynfield, Reynoldston, Glam, from his marriage in 1856 to the end of his life, the circumstance of his burial here is unknown.

Exterior

Memorial to Sir Gardner Wilkinson. Ashlar pedestal monument with Italianate arcaded top and pyramid cap. Two steps and plinth under pedestal with angle pilasters and cornice. Top part has angle piers with caps and bases framing open arch each side with pilasters and moulded arches. Deep entablature above with panelled frieze, coved cornice and corner acroteria. Ashlar steep pyramid above. Inscriptions on pedestal.

Reasons for Listing

Included for historical reasons as the memorial to one of the founders of Egyptology in Britain.

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Sir Gardner Wilkinson tomb in churchyard of Church of St Dingat.

A Grade II Listed Building in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire