Lychgate to Church of Saint Maelog is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 16 February 2005. Lychgate.

Lychgate to Church of Saint Maelog

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
16 February 2005
Type
Lychgate
Address
Lychgate to Church of Saint Maelog, Llandyfaelog Fach, Brecon, Honddu Isaf
OS grid reference
SO 033 323
Coordinates
51.98155, -3.40841
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The lychgate to the Church of Saint Maelog is a Grade II listed structure made of oak, with side walls constructed from rockfaced grey rubble stone topped with red sandstone chamfered coping and a high plinth. A dedication panel is located on the north wall. The roof is gabled on the sides, covered with plain tiles and finished with crested ridge tiles. There are three posts on each side, with the outer posts featuring curved braces that extend up to the lintels, along with small shaped blocks at the ends. Each side of the lychgate has two pointed openings, which include ogee cusped bracing, a tie-beam, a king-post, and diagonal struts in the gable. The entrance is fitted with double iron gates that have lower, middle, and top rails, spearheads with scroll designs, and diagonal strengthening bars.

Local climate

Lychgate to Church of Saint Maelog sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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