Monument to the great rail disaster of 1868 in the Churchyard of Church of St Michael, Abergele, Conwy

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2855 / 53°17'7"N

Longitude: -3.5832 / 3°34'59"W

OS Eastings: 294553

OS Northings: 377675

OS Grid: SH945776

Mapcode National: GBR 3ZFF.1Y

Mapcode Global: WH657.XPX3

Plus Code: 9C5R7CP8+6P

Entry Name: Monument to the great rail disaster of 1868 in the Churchyard of Church of St Michael

Listing Date: 5 August 1997

Last Amended: 5 August 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 18697

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300018697

Location: The monument is set against the eastern churchyard wall, on the N side of the Church of St Michael.

County: Conwy

Town: Abergele

Community: Abergele

Built-Up Area: Abergele

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Monument

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History

The monument is to commemorate the loss of 33 victims of the rail accident near Abergele which happened on 20th August 1868, amongst whom were Lord Farnham, Rev Sir Nicholas Chinnery, Judge Berwick and others. The Irish mail train collided with three runaway goods trucks loaded with barrels of parrafin. The monument was erected probably at the expence of John Roberts, local benefactor, as the materials used are very similar to his father's monument at Mynydd Seion and his house at Bryngwenallt.

Exterior

A granite tablet inscribed with cut and gilded lettering, set between pink granite columns supporting a gabled head, the soffit trefoil shaped over the tablet itself, and bearing gilded lettering and IHS monogram. The monument is set on a twice chamfered stone plinth and is enclosed by an elongated burial ground, approximately 19m x 3m, defined by limestone posts and iron chains.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a monument of significance in the history of Abergele, and for group value with the Church of St Michael.

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Monument to the great rail disaster of 1868 in the Churchyard of Church of St Michael

A Grade II Listed Building in Abergele, Conwy