Statue of Rev Thomas Charles (including its railings), in front of Capel Tegid is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 April 1997. Statue.
Statue of Rev Thomas Charles (including its railings), in front of Capel Tegid
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-plaster-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Snowdonia National Park
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 25 April 1997
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue of Rev Thomas Charles (including its railings), in front of Capel Tegid, Bala, Gwynedd
- OS grid reference
- SH 926 358
- Coordinates
- 52.9097, -3.59708
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
This is a lifesize statue of Reverend Thomas Charles, dressed in clerical attire. The statue is made of white marble and stands on a tall plinth that features a low-relief depiction of an educational scene. The base includes an inscription. The statue is surrounded by iron railings with spear finials on a low wall.
Local climate
Statue of Rev Thomas Charles (including its railings), in front of Capel Tegid sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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