Jenkins monument in the graveyard, Paran Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Bridgend local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 July 1997. Vernacular dwelling.
Jenkins monument in the graveyard, Paran Chapel
- WRENN ID
- strange-dormer-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bridgend
- Constituency
- Rhondda and Ogmore MP: Chris Bryant (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 28 July 1997
- Type
- Vernacular dwelling
- Address
- Jenkins monument in the graveyard, Paran Chapel, Blackmill, Ogmore Valley
- OS grid reference
- SS 934 867
- Coordinates
- 51.56993, -3.53917
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Jenkins monument, located in the graveyard of Paran Chapel, is made of sandstone and dates back to the 19th century. It features a square die elevated on two steps, which include base and necking mouldings. The monument is topped with a large cavetto capital that is intricately carved with a bold anthemion design. Above this, there is a cornice that has an egg moulding and is weathered at the top, culminating in a crowning lidded urn. The sides of the monument are inscribed in memory of William, the son of William Jenkins, who was the minister of this chapel and passed away in 1830. The inscriptions also honor his children, Thomas and Ebeneser, as well as the Rev Hopkin Jenkins, who died in 1887, and his wife, along with other family members.
Local climate
Jenkins monument in the graveyard, 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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