Railed Family Vault attached to Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 2 August 1995. Church.
Railed Family Vault attached to Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-hearth-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 2 August 1995
- Type
- Church
- OS grid reference
- SN 675 399
- Coordinates
- 52.04178, -3.93329
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Railed Family Vault, attached to the Parish Church, is a rectangular enclosure measuring approximately 7 meters by 5 meters. It is surrounded by fine early 19th-century wrought-iron railings that stand 2 meters high. These railings have a square cross-section and feature pointed finials, with scroll-work beneath the top-rail. The posts are thicker and topped with loop-finials that rise to scrolled spear-heads. There are entrances in the center of the north and east sides, with gates designed similarly to the railings, including a scrolled upper panel on the north gate. Both gates are adorned with elaborately scrolled wrought-iron over-arches that rise to highly detailed finials. The base is cemented, and access to the vault is sealed. A datestone from 1815 is set into the adjacent church wall. This elaborate early 19th-century wrought-iron railed vault showcases fine local craftsmanship and is situated in an attractive churchyard setting.
Local climate
Railed Family Vault attached to Parish Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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