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St Tysilio's Church, Llantysilio

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20: 99: 83:, only months after moving into his new mansion house, which he had just built and fitted out. He was buried in the church yard in the grounds of his 700-acre Llantysilio Hall estate. His gravestone of Aberdeen granite weighs over 2 tonnes. His will augmented the salary of the, then vicar of Llantysilio, H Humphrey for the rest of his life. He also left his Llantysilio Hall estate to his godson 118: 113:
The graveyard also holds the tomb of Thomas Jones of Llantysilio Hall. He left no will and this led to two grave robbing incidents looking for the will. The second attempt was thwarted by the church warden who summoned the police.
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Llantysilio Church, 2015. In foreground is the grave of Charles Beyer, who died in 1876.
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It was built in the 15th century and then restored and modified by the German-born
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Medieval wood carved lectern of bird, Llantysilio Church, 2015
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It is dedicated to St Tysilio who lived in the 7th century.
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Llantysilio
Llangollen
Denbighshire
river Dee
Horseshoe Falls
Llangollen canal
Chirk
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Charles Beyer
Victorian era
Llantysilio Hall
Sir Henry Beyer Robertson
Brymbo Steelworks
Great Western Railway

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52°59′00″N 3°12′06″W / 52.9832°N 3.2018°W / 52.9832; -3.2018
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Grade II* listed churches in Denbighshire

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