Six Memorials in Churchyard of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Ceredigion local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 20 June 1995. End-terrace house.
Six Memorials in Churchyard of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- bitter-hinge-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ceredigion
- Constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli MP: Ben Lake (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 20 June 1995
- Type
- End-terrace house
- Address
- Six Memorials in Churchyard of Church of St Michael, Penbryn
- OS grid reference
- SN 293 521
- Coordinates
- 52.14118, -4.49513
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The churchyard of St Michael features six large memorials made of Pwntan sandstone, dating from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. The memorials are set on a slope that rises from south to north and each has front and rear plaque recesses. They generally have shouldered and arched designs, with heavy stone frames and arched tops made of voussoirs.
- To the west-northwest of the porch is a memorial for Griffith Jenkins of Dyffryn Bern, who died in 1787, with a rear plaque for Sarah Jenkins, who died in 1799.
- At the northwest edge of the churchyard is a memorial for David Lewis of Morfa Uchaf, who died in 1776.
- Approximately 10 meters southeast is a memorial for David Davies of Cwmcoednerth, who died in 1829.
- Near the southeast corner of the nave is a memorial for Griffith Rice of Blaenhoffnant, who died in 1770.
- South of the nave is a memorial for Benjamin Thomas of Penpompren, who died in 1787.
- By the southwest angle of the nave is a memorial for Rachel John of Gilfach, who died in 1788.
Local climate
Six Memorials in Churchyard of Church of St Michael sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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