Tomb of William Edmunds at Tabernacle Baptist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Torfaen local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 May 1997. Tomb.
Tomb of William Edmunds at Tabernacle Baptist Church
- WRENN ID
- tenth-window-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torfaen
- Constituency
- Torfaen MP: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 29 May 1997
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb of William Edmunds at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Old Penygarn, Pontypool, Trevethin
- OS grid reference
- SO 285 015
- Coordinates
- 51.708, -3.03577
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The tomb of William Edmunds, who died in 1832, is a chest tomb located at the Tabernacle Baptist Church. It is made of grey limestone with a darker base and cap, designed in an 18th century style. The monumental chest rests on a two-stepped plinth, with the upper step being moulded. The chest features corner pilasters in antis with vermiculated blocking. Each face of the tomb has a finely incised inscription dedicated to William Edmunds and other family members, with each panel framed by an inscription.
Local climate
Tomb of William Edmunds at Tabernacle Baptist Church 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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