A31 Grave in area A at St John's church, Ysbyty Cynfyn
Description
Grave in area A at St John's church, Ysbyty Cynfyn (A31). See plan for area A for the grave's location in the graveyard.
Inscription: ER SERCHUS/ GOF AM/ JAMES POWELL/ TAN Y WERN, RHOSYGELL,/ YR HWN A HUNODD YN YR/ IESU, TACHWEDD Y 6FED 1885,/ YN 75 MLWYDD OED./ "GWYN EU BYD Y MEIRW Y RHAI SYDD/ YN MARW YN YR ARGLWYDD, O HYD ALL/ AN, MEDD YR YSPRYD, FELLY GORPHWYSONT/ ODDI WRTH EU LLAFUR; A'U GWEITHREDO/ EDD SYDD YN EU CANLYN HWYNT./ HEFYD, ER SERCHUS GOF AM/ DINAH POWELL/ GWEDDW JAMES POWELL/ YR HON A HUNODD YN YR/ IESU HYDREF YR 28AIN 1886/ YN 74 MLWYDD OED/ BYDD FFYDDLAWN HYD ANGEU, AC MIA/ RODDAF I TI GORON Y BYWYD./ YR MWN SYDD YN GORCHFYGU, NI CHAIFF/ DDIM NIW ED GAN YR AIL EARWOLAETH
Description: Highly decorated stone ER SECHUS GOF AM all in an elaborate script. ER SERCHUS, James and Dinah Powell all in an elaborate font. There are moulded columns on the edge. The top is elaborately and highly carved with scroll like motifs within which is a willow branch with a stylised flower either side. The flatslab has J.P and D.P in a central lozenge and the stone is carved to resemble to top of the coffin. The edge has a leaf design.
The grave was photographed as part of a Graveyard Survey carried out with the help of volunteers in 2013.
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