Abergavenny United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 November 1974. Church.

Abergavenny United Reformed Church

WRENN ID
sombre-mortar-snow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
1 November 1974
Type
Church
OS grid reference
SO 298 141
Coordinates
51.82113, -3.01862
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Abergavenny United Reformed Church features a rendered and painted facade topped with a natural slate roof. The building has a rectangular plan with a gable end facing the street. Its three-bay pedimented temple front includes minimal pilasters and a cornice. The central entrance is flanked by three round-headed windows; the outer windows are full height, while the center window is shorter and positioned above the entrance. The entrance has double panelled doors and a basic Tuscan porch with a heavy entablature. The windows are 12 over 16 pane sashes, with the center window being a fixed 8-pane window, all adorned with interlace heads. The line of the gallery floor is visible across the windows just below the meeting rail. The pediment features a circular plaque with the inscription 'FOUNDED 1690', and the roof has a plain low pitch that aligns with the pediment. The side elevations are completely obscured by adjacent buildings, and the rear elevation is plain.

Inside, the church has a square space with a flat ceiling and galleries on three sides. The galleries have panelled fronts and are supported by plain cast iron Tuscan columns. There is an altered glazed lobby beneath the entrance gallery. While modern chairs are present in the main space, the original benches are still retained in the galleries. A high seat with a double stair features balusters of turned knops and mahogany rails, although the front rail has been altered.

Local climate

Abergavenny United Reformed Church receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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