Thomas family monument is a Grade II listed building in the Caerphilly local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 May 1999. Monument.
Thomas family monument
- WRENN ID
- moated-lead-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Caerphilly
- Constituency
- Caerphilly MP: Chris Evans (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 25 May 1999
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Thomas family monument, Groeswen, Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn
- OS grid reference
- ST 127 869
- Coordinates
- 51.57488, -3.25975
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Thomas family monument consists of a pair of masonry chest tombs that rest on a single large plinth made of coursed masonry. There is a vault beneath the tombs with an entrance on the west side. Each chest features angle pilasters with recessed panels that display inverted torches in relief. The faces of the tombs are inset and include white marble tablets with inscriptions. They are topped with moulded cap stones that have shallow coping, each supporting a decorative casket. The northern tomb is open at the eastern end.
Local climate
Thomas family monument sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,120 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 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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