Morgan monument in St James' churchyard, Pyle is a Grade II listed building in the Bridgend local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 2 January 1998. Hall.
Morgan monument in St James' churchyard, Pyle
- WRENN ID
- fossil-portal-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bridgend
- Constituency
- Aberafan Maesteg MP: Stephen Kinnock (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 2 January 1998
- Type
- Hall
- Address
- Morgan monument in St James' churchyard, Pyle, Cynffig
- OS grid reference
- SS 825 826
- Coordinates
- 51.53041, -3.69478
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Morgan monument is located in the churchyard of St James in Pyle. It is made of sandstone and features surrounding railings made of cast iron. The monument has a tapered die set on a moulded base, topped with a prominent gabled capstone that includes egg and dart moulding on each face. The gables are adorned with a wreath and ribbons that extend to the corner acroteria. Above the die, there is a broken column encircled by a garland. Each face of the die is inscribed between downturned torches, commemorating Evan Morgan, who died in 1859; Catherine Morgan, who died in 1854; and Phyllis Thomas, who died in 1898. Additionally, John Thomas of Pencoed, who died in 1894, is also mentioned. The monument is closely surrounded by tall railings, which have fluted corner stanchions and pointed terminals.
Local climate
Morgan monument in St James' churchyard, Pyle 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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