Group of nine memorials on the W side of the path to the S porch, Church of St Cynwyd is a Grade II listed building in the Bridgend local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 8 September 1998. Memorial. 1 related planning application.
Group of nine memorials on the W side of the path to the S porch, Church of St Cynwyd
- WRENN ID
- tangled-shingle-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bridgend
- Constituency
- Aberafan Maesteg MP: Stephen Kinnock (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 8 September 1998
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Group of nine memorials on the W side of the path to the S porch, Church of St Cynwyd, Llangynwyd, Llangynwyd Middle, CF34 9SB
- OS grid reference
- SS 857 888
- Coordinates
- 51.58644, -3.65096
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
This group of nine memorials is located on the west side of the path leading to the south porch of the Church of St Cynwyd. The tombs are arranged in rows, end to end.
In the North Row, the first memorial is a chest tomb featuring wide corner balusters and a deep capstone with rounded edges, dedicated to Griffith Thomas of Cwmdu-isaf, Bettws, who died in 1835, along with his wife. The second is a narrow chest tomb with fielded end pilasters and a rounded-edged capstone, inscribed on top to Margaret Jenkins, who died in 1800, with additional inscriptions on the side for Morgan Jenkins of Pentref-isaf, Margam, who died in 1860. The third is a laid headstone for Margaret Davies of Maesteg, who died in 1837.
In the Second Row, the first memorial is a chest tomb with wide corner balusters and a deep capstone with rounded edges, dedicated to Jenkin Williams of Bettws, who died in 1811, with an addition for Thomas Jones of Gellilenor Farm, who died in 1876, inscribed on the side. The second is a chest with corner balusters and a chamfered base, featuring a hipped top, dedicated to Margaret Rees of Dyffryn Llynvi Fan, who died in 1897, with an inscription for Gwilym Thomas Rees, who died in 1893 while serving in the military, added to the top.
In the Third Row, the first memorial is a low chest tomb made of ashlar, with a deep ledger slab and rounded edges, inscribed to Margaret William of Ceven-y-fan, Glyncorrwg, who died in 1817. The second is a headstone with a shaped half-rounded top, carved with a simple cone and leaves, dedicated to William Thomas, a child who died in 1837, along with two later children. To the east of this, there are two ledger slabs side by side, one for Anne William, who died in 1812, and the other for Gwenllian Lewis, who died in 181? and her son, who died in 1838.
Local climate
Group of nine memorials on the W side of the path to the S porch, Church of St Cynwyd 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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