Harley Memorial Approximately 30 Metres South of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1986. Memorial.
Harley Memorial Approximately 30 Metres South of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- vast-span-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 December 1986
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SO 331 601
- Coordinates
- 52.23545, -2.98061
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Harley Memorial, located approximately 30 meters south of the Church of St Peter, is a chest tomb on a raised plinth, originally situated within a railed enclosure. It dates from 1735 and is constructed of sandstone ashlar. The tomb has a rectangular plan featuring a moulded plinth and capping, with inscription panels that are flanked by gardrooned balusters. It commemorates Edward Harley, who died in 1735, and includes a lengthy inscription.
Local climate
Harley Memorial Approximately 30 Metres South of Church of St Peter receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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