Group of 5 chest tombs S of St Tetta's church is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 17 December 1998. Tomb.
Group of 5 chest tombs S of St Tetta's church
- WRENN ID
- strange-rubble-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 17 December 1998
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Group of 5 chest tombs S of St Tetta's church, Llanddetti, Talybont-On-Usk, Powys
- OS grid reference
- SO 127 202
- Coordinates
- 51.87378, -3.26813
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
This is a group of five chest tombs located south of St Tetta's church.
The first tomb is dedicated to Thomas Pritchard and features a primary inscription on the south side, with additional inscriptions on all other sides. It has moulded panels and columns at both ends. The second tomb, for Sarah Francis, has its primary inscription on the north side within a shaped panel, another inscription on the south side, a moulded slab, and half round columns at the ends. The third tomb is for Jane Edwards, with a primary inscription on the north side and additional inscriptions on the south side and the moulded slab. The fourth tomb commemorates Thomas Williams, featuring a primary inscription on the south side, another on the north side, and a plain top slab. The fifth tomb is dedicated to Thomas Davies, with a primary inscription on the north side, another on the west side, an epitaph in Welsh, tooling on the slab, and rosettes in the corners.
Local climate
Group of 5 chest tombs S of St Tetta's church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 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 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% 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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- Wenallt Lower Bridge (Canal Bridge No.140)
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