Edwards monument in the graveyard of Paran Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Bridgend local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 July 1997. Monument.
Edwards monument in the graveyard of Paran Chapel
- WRENN ID
- outer-rubblework-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bridgend
- Constituency
- Rhondda and Ogmore MP: Chris Bryant (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 28 July 1997
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Edwards monument in the graveyard of Paran Chapel, Blackmill, Ogmore Valley
- OS grid reference
- SS 934 867
- Coordinates
- 51.5699, -3.53927
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Edwards monument, located in the graveyard of Paran Chapel, is a Grade II listed structure made of pink and grey granite. This obelisk is positioned at the foot of a grave enclosure that is surrounded by boldly modelled cast iron railings. The monument features a tapered die set on a stepped base, topped with a moulded cap in the shape of a sarcophagus, which includes acroteria. Above this is a short chanelled pyramid that supports a small square granite urn, which is etched on each face. The monument has gilded lettering commemorating Sarah, the wife of Colwyn Edwards of Black Mill, who died in 1909, with Colwyn Edwards' name added at his death in 1935.
Local climate
Edwards monument in the graveyard of Paran Chapel 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 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- 4 Edwards Monument in the Churchyard About 11 Metres South West of West Porch of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- 5 Edwards Monument Approximately 1 Metre South of Organ Chamber of Church of St Giles
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