St Cadoc's Church, Raglan

"[2] The present church was probably begun by the de Clare family, earliest Lords of Raglan,[1] and completed in the fourteenth century by the Bluets.

[1] The church was greatly expanded by the Herberts of Raglan Castle, and by their successors, the Somersets, Earls and Marquesses of Worcester and Dukes of Beaufort.

[3] Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester, who died in a coaching accident between Raglan and Monmouth, is also buried in the church.

[6] The architectural historian John Newman considers the tower's diagonal buttresses "unusual" and suggests their styling dates them to similar work being carried out at Raglan Castle in the 1460s.

[3] The Beaufort (North) Chapel, the resting place of many of the lords of Raglan, dates from the middle sixteenth century.

A tablet was erected in the church in 1868 by the 8th Duke of Beaufort stating:[10]In the vaults beneath are interred: Other than interments, the vault is known to have been disturbed on at least 4 occasions: The details of the seven extant coffins observed at the documented openings of the crypt are in the table below: They later returned to this coffin, "making a long cut through the stiff close shroud and inserting the axe point in the edge we lifted up the naked body of the renowned Marquis of Worcester.

Floor plan outlining the building in black, with red showing the approximate location of the crypt.
Approximate floorplan (not to scale) of St Cadoc's Church, showing the Somerset crypt beneath the Beaufort chapel, and the entrance used by explorers in the 18th and 19th centuries, underneath the central arch between the chancel and Beaufort chapel.
View looking East within the Beafort chapel. The remains of the three tomb effigies damaged by Parliamentarians in during the English Civil War are on the floor in front of the organ, between two simple railings, with the remains of a canopy visible on the wall.
Beafort chapel with effigies damaged in the civil war in front of the organ and remains of a canopy on the wall.
Floorplan showing a large room to the left (or West) containing 5 coffins, with a recess to the right (or East) containing 2 coffins.
Transcription of Charles Heath's 1797 floorplan documenting his findings of 2 visits to the church following the collapse of the Chancel floor.
Transcription of Wyatt's dimensioned survey of 1860 (North Up)