Clifton memorial and railings in the churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 July 2005. Memorial.
Clifton memorial and railings in the churchyard
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-marble-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 28 July 2005
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Clifton memorial and railings in the churchyard, Llanfrynach, Powys
- OS grid reference
- SO 075 257
- Coordinates
- 51.9229, -3.3459
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Clifton memorial and railings, located in the churchyard, is a Gothic-style monument made of Bath stone. It features a large square plan with four gabled sides, each topped with finials, and a four-sided ashlar spire also adorned with finials. Each side of the monument has a long pointed recessed plaque with eroding lettering, supported by a moulding beneath, and sits over a pedestal with rectangular panels on each side and a moulded plinth. The structure includes thin stepped diagonal angle buttresses. The gable copings originally had carved stops at the corners, which are now lost. The main inscription is dedicated to W to C.C. Clifton, while the south side bears an inscription to the Rev C.C. Clifton, who died in 1847.
Surrounding the memorial is an oval enclosure made of Gothic iron railings set on a low stone plinth. The railings feature fleur-de-lys finials, and between each pair of rails, there are small pointed inserts just below the top rail and two iron quatrefoils. A matching gate opening is located below the top rail on the east side.
Local climate
Clifton memorial and railings in the churchyard 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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