Tomb of Robert Owen, including Railings is a Grade II* listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 9 May 1988. Tomb.
Tomb of Robert Owen, including Railings
- WRENN ID
- sheer-roof-bittern
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 9 May 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb of Robert Owen, including Railings, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
- OS grid reference
- SO 108 918
- Coordinates
- 52.51679, -3.3145
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The tomb of Robert Owen is enclosed by a square arrangement of decorative iron railings set on a stone plinth. The rear features cresting with a bronze portrait relief. The front showcases intricate foliate ironwork that supports a relief depicting Owen delivering justice to workers, accompanied by the motto "Each for All" below. The corners are marked by cast iron pillars, and there are sunk panels adorned with classical motifs and globe finials.
Local climate
Tomb of Robert Owen, including Railings 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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