Cole Grave in St Andrew's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Swansea local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 October 1999. Grave.
Cole Grave in St Andrew's Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- woven-brick-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swansea
- Constituency
- Gower MP: Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 29 October 1999
- Type
- Grave
- Address
- Cole Grave in St Andrew's Churchyard, Penrice
- OS grid reference
- SS 493 879
- Coordinates
- 51.57032, -4.17557
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Cole Grave in St Andrew's Churchyard is a grave featuring a granite slab, headstone, footstone, and four kerbstones. The headstone is designed as a Celtic cross, complete with a wheel-head, collar, and a steep tapering shaft, all carved from a single piece of stone. The arms of the cross are adorned with simple three-point interlaces, while the center displays a four-pointed interlace. The halo circle is recessed and has radial fluting. The inscription on the shaft commemorates Sir Christopher Cole, including his honors and dates, while the rear of the stone remains plain.
The slab is shaped into a shallow pyramid or 'hogback', with a central ridge running its length and a cross ridge. The overall plan is lozenge-shaped, with rounded-topped kerbstones positioned against each of the four facets. The outer sides of these kerbstones are decorated with scales or petals. The footstone is a short finial featuring four lobes and a lozenge-shaped opening, positioned above a collar.
Local climate
Cole Grave in St Andrew's Churchyard sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,500 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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