Chest tomb in the graveyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalen, Pyle with Kenfig. is a Grade II listed building in the Bridgend local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 2 January 1998. School.
Chest tomb in the graveyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalen, Pyle with Kenfig.
- WRENN ID
- keen-sandstone-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bridgend
- Constituency
- Aberafan Maesteg MP: Stephen Kinnock (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 2 January 1998
- Type
- School
- Address
- Chest tomb in the graveyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalen, Pyle with Kenfig., Maudlam, Cynffig, Cornelly
- OS grid reference
- SS 806 819
- Coordinates
- 51.52382, -3.72187
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The chest tomb located in the graveyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalen in Pyle with Kenfig is made of limestone and has an oval shape with rounded extensions at each end. Its convex sides feature fielded panelling, and there is an additional panel at each end beyond fluted pilasters where the extensions begin. The top of the tomb has two wide ogee mouldings and rises to a central peak. Carved acanthus or vine leaves adorn the end extensions. The inscriptions that were lightly cut into the side panels have become almost illegible over time. Originally, the tomb was enclosed by iron railings.
Local climate
Chest tomb in the graveyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalen, Pyle with Kenfig. sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,220 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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