Harding Tombs and Headstone Approximately 4 Metres South of Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1994. Tomb.
Harding Tombs and Headstone Approximately 4 Metres South of Church of Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- haunted-corbel-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stafford
- Constituency
- Stafford MP: Leigh Ingham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 February 1994
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SJ 943 222
- Coordinates
- 52.79805, -2.08498
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Harding tombs and headstone are located approximately 4 metres south of the Church of Holy Trinity in Baswich, Stafford. This site features two chest tombs enclosed by railings, along with a small headstone to the north. The first tomb commemorates Edward and Anne Harding, who died in 1775 and 1803, respectively, as well as Richard and John, who died in 1808 and 1801. It has square balusters and a bowed west end. A similar tomb is dedicated to Edward Harding, who died in 1818, and Esther, who died in 1831. The spear-headed railings surround the tombs. The small headstone outside the railings has a shaped head and an inscription that reads: H/1672.
Local climate
Harding Tombs and Headstone Approximately 4 Metres South of Church of Holy Trinity receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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