Williams Memorial and railings W of Betws Penpont church is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 18 January 2002. Funerary monument.
Williams Memorial and railings W of Betws Penpont church
- WRENN ID
- gentle-casement-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 18 January 2002
- Type
- Funerary monument
- Address
- Williams Memorial and railings W of Betws Penpont church, Trallong, Powys
- OS grid reference
- SN 972 285
- Coordinates
- 51.94563, -3.49616
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Williams Memorial is a stone funerary monument made of Painswick stone, located west of Betws Penpont church. It features a large fluted urn set on a tall pedestal that has a moulded cornice, panelled sides, and a plinth. Surrounding the monument are iron railings on three sides. Inscriptions on the memorial record the names of members of the Williams family who are buried in the vault or in the church. It is noted that part of the urn is broken off.
Local climate
Williams Memorial and railings W of Betws Penpont church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,330 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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Nearby listed buildings
- Bettws Penpont Church
- Portal to outlet of pond at Penpont
- The Lodge at Penpont Manor
- Bridge near The Lodge
- Ha-ha to SE of House
- Moss Hut
- Sundial on lawn to S of Penpont
- Penpont including attached conservatory and rear service ranges
- Gatepiers and flanking ranges to rear courtyard at Penpont
- The Stables