South Terrace at Gliffaes is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 21 October 1998. Terrace. 3 related planning applications.
South Terrace at Gliffaes
- WRENN ID
- quiet-groin-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1998
- Type
- Terrace
- Address
- South Terrace at Gliffaes, Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine, Powys, NP8 1LR
- OS grid reference
- SO 170 198
- Coordinates
- 51.87135, -3.20605
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
South Terrace at Gliffaes is a terrace made of flagstones, with some infill from the late 20th century, and is bordered by rubble stone parapet walls above rubble stone revetment. The low parapet wall on the south side features seven bays with slightly taller square piers. Alternate bays are fitted with cast iron railings that have a star pattern in the center. The stonework includes later inset mosaic designs of dragons, bull's heads, and a cockerel. On the west side, there are railings, and the terrace extends to the west side of the house, culminating in curved steps leading to a late 20th-century projection. At the northeast end, there is a short flight of steps added with a lean-to against the east cross wing of the house, which leads to stone steps beyond the east terrace wall to a lower terrace walk. The lower walk features a low parapet with flat coping and slightly taller piers. Within this lower walk, there are three tunnel-vaulted alcoves in the revetment. At the east end, there is an additional short passage from the alcove to the stone steps, with similar steps located on the west side of the terrace.
Local climate
South Terrace at Gliffaes sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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