Coychurch Cemetery Entrance Walls, Gates and Pillar, Coychurch Lower (Llangrallo Isaf), Bridgend

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.51 / 51°30'36"N

Longitude: -3.5421 / 3°32'31"W

OS Eastings: 293081

OS Northings: 180139

OS Grid: SS930801

Mapcode National: GBR HF.J5RK

Mapcode Global: VH5HK.K99R

Plus Code: 9C3RGF65+25

Entry Name: Coychurch Cemetery Entrance Walls, Gates and Pillar

Listing Date: 31 October 2001

Last Amended: 31 October 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 25839

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300025839

Location: On the hillside above Coychurch on the main road to Coity and just E of the late C20 estate development of Brackla.

County: Bridgend

Community: Coychurch Lower (Llangrallo Isaf)

Community: Coychurch Lower

Locality: Coychurch

Built-Up Area: Bridgend

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Wall

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History

Complex built in 1970 as the Mid Glamorgan Crematorium by architect Maxwell Fry of Fry Drew and Partners, engineer and surveyor Mansel Matthews, contractors Arthur Phillips and Son. Some later C20 alterations to lodge.

Exterior

Cemetery entrance comprises to left a tall and uneven pillar of roughly coursed stone with echos of a cenotaph, standing in front of a low curved rubble wall with assymetrical gateway comprising semi-circular pier to left and a swept wall to right and metal double gates. The wall extends to right to incorporate a much altered lodge.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an integral part of the designed cemetery complex and for group value with the Chapel of Remembrance and the main chapel complex of Capel Crallo and Capel Coity.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II* Coychurch Cemetery Chapel of Remembrance
Within the cemetery grounds between the entrance and the main chapel complex and joined to the latter by a conifer lined walkway.
II* Coychurch Cemetery Capel Crallo and Capel Coity
The main Capel Crallo fronts a lake with fountains and is joined to the smaller Capel Coity by a cloister walk and garden.
II Coychurch Underbridge
To the north west of Coychurch, on Coychurch Road.
II Brynffrwd Entrance and Lodge
On the main village thoroughfare, W of the church, the stream of Nant Brynglas flowing alongside.
II Brynffrwd
On the main village thoroughfare a little W of the church; house reached by a short drive through entrance gates with lodge adjacent.
II Group of 3 table tombs in Coychurch churchyard adjoining S porch
Situated close to the S porch of church of St Crallo and the churchyard cross, close together and just N of the path.
I Church of St Crallo
Situated in the heart of Coychurch village.
II* Churchyard Cross in Coychurch Churchyard
Situated in Coychurch churchyard very close to the S door of the Church of St Crallo.

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Coychurch Cemetery Entrance Walls, Gates and Pillar

A Grade II Listed Building in Coychurch Lower (Llangrallo Isaf), Bridgend