Memorial to the Reverend Lisle in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Cardiff local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 November 2003. Monument.
Memorial to the Reverend Lisle in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cardiff
- Constituency
- Cardiff West MP: Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 28 November 2003
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Memorial to the Reverend Lisle in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, St Fagans, St. Fagans
- OS grid reference
- ST 121 772
- Coordinates
- 51.48724, -3.26654
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The memorial to the Reverend Lisle is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin. This Grade II listed monument is made of Forest of Dean ashlar and features cast iron railings. It has a square plan in a neo-Classical style, with a stepped moulded base, a panelled shaft, and a moulded cap that includes a cyma recta. Atop the monument sits a draped urn.
The inscription on the shaft reads: "IN MEMORY OF REV. WILLIAM BERKIN MEACKHAM LISLE LLD SIXTY-FOUR YEARS RECTOR OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED NOVR 3rd MDCCCLVI AGED 92 WHOM THE POOR WILL LONG REMEMBER THIS MONUMENT IS PLACED BY HIS SURVIVING FAMILY." The entire structure is enclosed by a square of iron railings topped with spear finials, although a few of the standards are missing.
Local climate
Memorial to the Reverend Lisle in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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