Tomb of William Jacob in St Mary's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Torfaen local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 7 August 1997. Tomb.
Tomb of William Jacob in St Mary's Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- rooted-jade-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torfaen
- Constituency
- Torfaen MP: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 7 August 1997
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb of William Jacob in St Mary's Churchyard, Panteg, Pontypool, New Inn
- OS grid reference
- ST 310 990
- Coordinates
- 51.68556, -2.99885
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The tomb of William Jacob, located in St Mary's Churchyard, is a chest tomb made of grey limestone and designed in the neo-classical style. It features a moulded base, corner pilasters, and a moulded top and lid. The sides of the tomb have inscription panels, with the earliest inscription dedicated to William Jacob, who died in 1853.
Local climate
Tomb of William Jacob in St Mary's Churchyard receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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