Upper terrace wall in S 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. Terrace wall.

Upper terrace wall in S garden at Talygarn

WRENN ID
gilded-pier-thunder
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
Terrace wall
Address
Upper terrace wall in S garden at Talygarn, Pont-Y-Clun, Rhondda Cynon Taff
OS grid reference
ST 031 799
Coordinates
51.51045, -3.39633
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The upper terrace wall in the south garden at Talygarn is a revetment wall that runs east to west and is constructed of rubble stone. The parapet has been rebuilt using blockwork but still features intermediate and terminal square piers. Central stone steps lead up to the terrace, flanked by similar piers, one of which is topped with a fluted urn adorned with relief masks. The steps also have a balustrade made of open quatrefoils. At the western end of the wall, there are two square piers that mark the path leading to the main south garden gates. On the eastern side, the revetment continues to define three sides of an additional terrace, which includes stone steps on its southern side.

Local climate

Upper terrace wall in S 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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