The Baxter Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 October 1952. Monument.

The Baxter Monument

WRENN ID
wild-lancet-summer
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wyre Forest
Constituency
Wyre Forest MP: Mark Garnier (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 October 1952
Type
Monument
Address
The Baxter Monument, the Ringway, Kidderminster
OS grid reference
SO 829 768
Coordinates
52.38968, -2.25125
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Baxter Monument, located on the north-east side of The Ringway, was created in 1875 by Sir Thomas Brock. It features a standing figure of Richard Baxter, made of white marble, set on a pedestal of Aberdeen granite. Baxter was a notable cleric during the Stuart period, serving as curate and later vicar of Kidderminster from 1641 to 1660. Originally situated in the Bull Ring, the monument includes an inscription that reads: "In a stormy and divided age he advocated unity and comprehension pointing the way to the everlasting rest."

Local climate

The Baxter Monument receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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