Evans chest tomb in graveyard of Paran Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Bridgend local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 July 1997. Chest tomb.
Evans chest tomb in graveyard of Paran Chapel
- WRENN ID
- frozen-jamb-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bridgend
- Constituency
- Rhondda and Ogmore MP: Chris Bryant (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 28 July 1997
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Evans chest tomb in graveyard of Paran Chapel, Blackmill, Ogmore Valley
- OS grid reference
- SS 934 867
- Coordinates
- 51.56988, -3.53917
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Evans chest tomb is made of sandstone and is located in the graveyard of Paran Chapel. It features a chest with inset baluster corners and a slightly hipped ledger that has ogee rolled edges, all resting on a stone base. The sides of the tomb are inscribed in memory of Mary, the wife of Henry Evans of Black Mill, who died in 1868.
Local climate
Evans chest tomb in 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 Mary Evans Memorial Approximately 3 Metres South of Chancel Doorway of Church of St Deinst
- 5 Mary Evans Memorial Approximately 3 Metres South of Chancel Arch of Church of St Deinst
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