Railed Foulkes Chest-tomb in churchyard of St Michael's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Conwy local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 2 July 1998. Tomb.
Railed Foulkes Chest-tomb in churchyard of St Michael's Church
- WRENN ID
- fossil-forge-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Conwy
- Constituency
- Bangor Aberconwy MP: Claire Hughes (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 2 July 1998
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Railed Foulkes Chest-tomb in churchyard of St Michael's Church, Betws-Yn-Rhos, Abergele, Betws Yn Rhos
- OS grid reference
- SH 906 735
- Coordinates
- 53.24789, -3.63955
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The railed Foulkes chest-tomb is located in the churchyard of St Michael's Church. It is a raised slatestone tomb dedicated to John Ffoulkes of Peniarth Fawr, who died in 1846, and his wife Margaret, who died in 1875. The tomb is enclosed by a railed area featuring cast iron railings with fleur-de-lis heads and urn finials. It has a moulded base and cornice, with raised and fielded panelled sides, and gadrooned, tapering pilasters designed in the Jacobean style. The top of the tomb is inscribed with the names and dates of the deceased.
Local climate
Railed Foulkes Chest-tomb in churchyard of St Michael's Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 1996
- No related consent applications matched
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