Hardy Memorial About 9 Yards South-South-West of the Church of St Faith is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1986. Chest tomb.
Hardy Memorial About 9 Yards South-South-West of the Church of St Faith
- WRENN ID
- rough-newel-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 956 374
- Coordinates
- 52.03507, -2.06442
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hardy memorial is a chest tomb located about 9 yards south-south-west of the Church of St Faith. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of ashlar stone. The tomb features a tall moulded base and a flat capping. The ends are designed with an entablature that includes a plain frieze, husk mouldings down each end, and raised inscription panels. The sides also have raised and shaped inscription panels, each adorned with foliated detail in the corners. This memorial commemorates Robert Hardy, who died in the 17th century.
Local climate
Hardy Memorial About 9 Yards South-South-West of the Church of St Faith 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 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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