Group of Five Tombs in the Churchyard to south of St Peter's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Torfaen local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 9 February 1995. Tomb.
Group of Five Tombs in the Churchyard to south of St Peter's Church
- WRENN ID
- lesser-chapel-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torfaen
- Constituency
- Torfaen MP: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1995
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Group of Five Tombs in the Churchyard to south of St Peter's Church, Blaenavon
- OS grid reference
- SO 251 087
- Coordinates
- 51.77255, -3.08641
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The group of five tombs located in the churchyard to the south of St Peter's Church consists of rectangular chest tombs made of heavily tooled stone with cast iron lids, each featuring varying degrees of decoration.
Thomas Deakin's tomb is situated about 10 meters from the south side of the church. Its lid has a simple decorated edging, and the stone sides are inscribed with dates.
Samuel Hopkins' tomb is approximately 4 meters from the church's south elevation. Its lid also has a simply decorated edging, but the inscription plaque is now located inside the church.
Sarah Bissell's tomb, located about 7 meters from the church, is plain and bears only its inscription without any decoration.
Ann Griffiths' tomb is around 4 meters from the south elevation of the church and features decorative edging surrounding its inscription.
The fifth tomb is approximately 2 meters from the church and has an illegible inscription. It is adorned with decorative edging and stylised angels at each corner.
Local climate
Group of Five Tombs in the Churchyard to south of St Peter's Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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