Gwynne monument in churchyard of the Church of St Stephen is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 18 January 1996. Family tomb.
Gwynne monument in churchyard of the Church of St Stephen
- WRENN ID
- gilded-brass-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 18 January 1996
- Type
- Family tomb
- Address
- Gwynne monument in churchyard of the Church of St Stephen, Llanstephan, Glasbury
- OS grid reference
- SO 119 421
- Coordinates
- 52.07075, -3.28538
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Gwynne monument, located in the churchyard of the Church of St Stephen, is a limestone family tomb dating from around 1850. It features a tapered die set on a moulded base, which is topped with a moulded cornice and a cavetto plinth. At the top, there is a gadrooned urn that is adorned with a carving of a pineapple. The monument is enclosed by iron railings with spearhead terminals. It commemorates Ann Gwynne of Brynsyfiog, who died in 1810, her son James Gwynne, the son of Gwynne of Trevethe (Brecon), who passed away in 1846, and other family members.
Local climate
Gwynne monument in churchyard of the Church of St Stephen sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 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 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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