Forecourt Wall, Piers, Railings & Gates of Brecon Presbyterian Church is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 16 December 1976. Church forecourt wall.
Forecourt Wall, Piers, Railings & Gates of Brecon Presbyterian Church
- WRENN ID
- night-gutter-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 16 December 1976
- Type
- Church forecourt wall
- Address
- Forecourt Wall, Piers, Railings & Gates of Brecon Presbyterian Church, Powys
- OS grid reference
- SO 047 283
- Coordinates
- 51.94535, -3.38669
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The forecourt wall, piers, railings, and gates of Brecon Presbyterian Church are constructed from dressed stone arranged in courses, topped with ashlar coping. There are two entrances, each bordered by square, chamfered gate piers made of ashlar, which have battered bases and pointed octagonal coping. The short iron railings feature fleur-de-lys finials, and there are two pairs of gates adorned with fleur-de-lys and ivy motifs.
Local climate
Forecourt Wall, Piers, Railings & Gates of Brecon Presbyterian Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,260 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 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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