Gwynne Holford Monument in the churchyard to SW of Church of St Ffraed is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 17 December 1998. Monument.
Gwynne Holford Monument in the churchyard to SW of Church of St Ffraed
- WRENN ID
- white-frieze-raven
- 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
- Monument
- Address
- Gwynne Holford Monument in the churchyard to SW of Church of St Ffraed, Llansantffraed, Talybont-On-Usk, Powys
- OS grid reference
- SO 122 234
- Coordinates
- 51.90293, -3.27715
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Gwynne Holford Monument is a catafalque made of ashlar, featuring marble plaques set within a wide kerbed surround. It stands on a stone base with a deep moulded battered plinth. The chest of the monument has marble portrait roundels depicting busts in profile, bordered by a serpent clasping its own tail on the east and west faces. The primary inscription is located on the east face, with additional inscription plaques on the north and south sides. Above the chest is a triglyph frieze and an overhanging moulded cornice, with the soffit panelled in a disc design, and achievements at each end that terminate in deep scrolls. There is also an engraved stone crest from 1697, which is not fully legible but is presumably associated with the Holfords, leaning against the south face.
Local climate
Gwynne Holford Monument in the churchyard to SW of Church of St Ffraed 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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