Craddock Memorial About 25 Yards South-South-West of the Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1986. Chest tomb.
Craddock Memorial About 25 Yards South-South-West of the Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- moated-cinder-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 February 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 723 689
- Coordinates
- 52.31807, -2.40755
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Craddock memorial is a chest tomb located about 25 yards south-south-west of the Church of St James. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of sandstone ashlar. The tomb features a moulded plinth and cornice, a slightly hipped capping, and corner balusters. The inscription panels are framed with moulded borders and commemorate Richard Craddock, who died in 1807.
Local climate
Craddock Memorial About 25 Yards South-South-West of the Church of St James receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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