Balustrade to sunken garden at Talygarn is a Grade II listed building in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 August 2000. Balustrade.
Balustrade to sunken garden at Talygarn
- WRENN ID
- spare-keep-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Constituency
- Cardiff West MP: Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 15 August 2000
- Type
- Balustrade
- Address
- Balustrade to sunken garden at Talygarn, Pont-Y-Clun, Rhondda Cynon Taff
- OS grid reference
- ST 031 800
- Coordinates
- 51.5114, -3.39701
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The open stone balustrade at Talygarn dates from the 19th century and runs approximately east to west, parallel to the house. It marks the boundary of the forecourt in front of the house. The balustrade features shaped balusters, wide intermediate piers, and flat copings. There are steps at both the eastern and western ends. In the center, there is a semi-circular recess that includes a continuous bench.
Local climate
Balustrade to sunken garden at Talygarn sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,150 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% 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 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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