Tomb of Howell Harris in Churchyard of the Church of St Gwendoling is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 August 1995. Tomb.
Tomb of Howell Harris in Churchyard of the Church of St Gwendoling
- WRENN ID
- weathered-rood-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 14 August 1995
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb of Howell Harris in Churchyard of the Church of St Gwendoling, Talgarth, Powys
- OS grid reference
- SO 157 337
- Coordinates
- 51.99605, -3.22882
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The tomb of Howell Harris, located in the churchyard of the Church of St Gwendoling, is a low chest tomb made of sandstone, dating from 1730. It features a projecting ledger slab with sandstone sides and a plinth. The top face of the slab is inscribed with a scroll margin that includes the inscription: 'In Memory of / Howell Harris who Died March ye 9th 1730 / Aged 58 / Christ was my Guide on / Earth and Death shall / be my gain / etc.' This tomb was erected by Susanna, his beloved wife, from Trevecka. The west end slab has an additional inscription commemorating Susanna Harris, who died in January 1750 at the age of 88. Surrounding the tomb are heavy low cast iron railings from the 19th century, made by Nott & Co of Brecon.
Local climate
Tomb of Howell Harris in Churchyard of the Church of St Gwendoling sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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