Hardman Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Bury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 2012. Grave slab.

Hardman Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
far-wall-furze
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bury
Constituency
Bury South MP: Christian Wakeford (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 February 2012
Type
Grave slab
Address
Hardman Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St Mary, Church Lane, Prestwich, Greater Manchester
OS grid reference
SD 810 036
Coordinates
53.52926, -2.28701
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Hardman grave slab is located to the south-west of St Mary's Church. It is made of sandstone and is rectangular in shape. The top features a simple incised arch motif, while the foot of the slab displays a finely incised carving of a 'Green Man' style face surrounded by a scrolled motif. The upper part of the slab has carved incised lettering in Early Modern English that reads, "Here Refteth the Bodies of/ Ralph Hardman of Macher/ buried Novembr ye 9th 1695/ Spe beatae refurrectionis." Below this, there is an additional inscription stating, "Efther his Daughter buried/ Febry 16 1694." The lower part of the slab contains seemingly unrelated early 20th-century inscriptions that read, "ALSO OF ALFRED HEYWOOD/ WHO DIED APRIL 17TH 1905/ AGED 37 YEARS" and "ALSO ELIZA WIFE OF CHARLES BENTLEY/ WHO DIED APRIL 14TH 1905/ AGED 37 YEARS."

Local climate

Hardman Grave Slab in Churchyard of Church of St Mary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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