Ty'r Morwydd (St Michael's Convent), residence only is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 7 May 1952. Townhouse. 1 related planning application.

Ty'r Morwydd (St Michael's Convent), residence only

WRENN ID
vast-iron-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
7 May 1952
Type
Townhouse
Address
Ty'r Morwydd (St Michael's Convent), residence only, 11 Pen-Y-Pound, Abergavenny
OS grid reference
SO 297 147
Coordinates
51.8265, -3.02106
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Ty'r Morwydd, also known as St Michael's Convent, is a residence built with roughcast render that is unpainted, featuring a tiled roof and red brick stacks. The building has a double depth central entry plan and stands two storeys tall with an attic. It has five windows arranged in a 2:1:2 pattern, with the central section projecting slightly forward and topped with a low crowning pediment. A small portico with fluted columns leads up to a panelled door. All windows are 6 over 6 pane sashes with keystones, and the pediment displays a central coat-of-arms. The roof has a moderate pitch and is adorned with a coped parapet and two gabled dormers, which have bargeboards and 3 over 3 pane sashes that were likely added after 1934, probably in 1956. The large gable stacks have also been partly rebuilt. The main elevation is largely obscured by tree growth.

Attached to the north gable is a large teaching block dated 1956. The rear elevation of the main house features a central gabled stair projection with a large arched sash, flanked on the upper floor by two 6 over 6 pane sashes on either side, while the lower floor is obscured. The interior was not inspected during the resurvey.

Local climate

Ty'r Morwydd (St Michael's Convent), residence only 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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