Two statues in garden to E of Llantarnam Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Torfaen local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 September 2003. Statues.
Two statues in garden to E of Llantarnam Abbey
- WRENN ID
- eternal-render-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torfaen
- Constituency
- Torfaen MP: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 30 September 2003
- Type
- Statues
- Address
- Two statues in garden to E of Llantarnam Abbey, Cwmbran
- OS grid reference
- ST 311 928
- Coordinates
- 51.63018, -2.99665
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
There are two statues in the garden to the east of Llantarnam Abbey. Both statues are slightly less than life size and made of Bath stone, standing on rough rock pedestals made of conglomerate. One statue depicts a medieval pilgrim dressed in a tunic, hood, and holding a staff, located to the southeast. The other statue represents a soldier wearing 17th century armor, complete with a sash, plumed helmet, and gun, positioned to the southwest.
Local climate
Two statues in garden to E of Llantarnam Abbey receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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