Hurst Memorial About 5 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1985. Memorial.
Hurst Memorial About 5 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- guardian-gable-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1985
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SO 840 709
- Coordinates
- 52.33597, -2.23511
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hurst Memorial, located about 5 metres north of the north aisle of the Church of St James, is a chest tomb from the early 19th century. It is made of ashlar and features a flat top with a moulded cornice. The corners are adorned with fluted pilasters, and the long sides are divided by additional fluted pilasters that hold two oval inscription panels beneath swags of drapery. On the north side, the memorial reads: "In Memory of William Hurst/ (of Lincomb)/ who died June 17th 1828/ Aged 60 years". The memorial also commemorates other members of the Hurst family.
Local climate
Hurst Memorial About 5 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St James receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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