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Jones Chest Tomb in churchyard of Church of St Tysilio

A Grade II Listed Building in Llantysilio, Denbighshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9834 / 52°59'0"N

Longitude: -3.2018 / 3°12'6"W

OS Eastings: 319414

OS Northings: 343574

OS Grid: SJ194435

Mapcode National: GBR 6X.J2RG

Mapcode Global: WH783.S8JP

Plus Code: 9C4RXQMX+97

Entry Name: Jones Chest Tomb in churchyard of Church of St Tysilio

Listing Date: 22 April 1998

Last Amended: 22 April 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 19692

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300019692

Location: The Jones chest tomb stands in a raised position in the graveyard approximately 11m N of the nave.

County: Denbighshire

Town: Llangollen

Community: Llantysilio

Community: Llantysilio

Traditional County: Denbighshire

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History

Chest tomb erected for Thomas Jones of Llantysilio Hall in or after 1761. It has been subsequently opened as he died intestate and it was firmly believed he had his will with him.

Exterior

Built of sandstone, with marble side panels. The chest tomb is set on a stone platform, and has a moulded stone base. The marble sides stand proud of fluted end pilasters, and capped by a boldly gadrooned cornice, the low attic above moulded. At the E end, bold relief carvings of putti with trumpets and on the W end a mantled shield bearing arms. Inscribed on the face to Thomas Jones of the Hall, Llantysilio, d.6th May 1761, his wife added 1787.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a handsome and well preserved example of a mid C18 graveyard monument.

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