Morgan Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 April 2004. Tomb.
Morgan Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- inner-alcove-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Monmouthshire
- Constituency
- Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 30 April 2004
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Morgan Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard, Usk
- OS grid reference
- SO 378 008
- Coordinates
- 51.70272, -2.90048
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Morgan Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard is a chest tomb designed in a Grecian style. It features a rectangular chest with corners that slope outward, resting on a plinth. The capstone supports an urn that matches the style of the chest. The tomb bears inscriptions in memory of Elizabeth, the wife of Francis Morgan of the parish of Llanbaddock, who died in 1823, and Francis Morgan himself. It also commemorates Anne Phillips of this town, who passed away in 1785.
Local climate
Morgan Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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