Walker Monument in Hunsdon Churchyard Next to Stables North North East of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. Monument.

Walker Monument in Hunsdon Churchyard Next to Stables North North East of Chancel

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Monument
Address
Walker Monument in Hunsdon Churchyard Next to Stables North North East of Chancel, Eastwick Road
OS grid reference
TL 418 127
Coordinates
51.79532, 0.05535
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Walker Monument is located in the churchyard of Hunsdon, next to the stables northeast of the chancel. This monument, dating from 1881, is made of white limestone and features hard plaster mouldings on the surrounding wall. It consists of a rectangular Gothic tomb chest that is currently obscured by vegetation, enclosed by stone walls made of random squared rubble, with freestone quoins. The base is battered and topped with a heavy ogee base moulding. On the long side, there is a row of five trefoil pierced stones, along with a substantial series of plaster capping mouldings. The original sinkings for railings have been removed.

The upper part of the monument features a series of diminishing weathered courses that support a foliate recumbent cross, which is intricately carved in high relief and adorned with crockets along the top as a cornice. The inscription, in Lombardic lettering, commemorates the Walter family. This splendid 19th-century Gothic monument is of special architectural interest, although it is now sadly overgrown. It is part of a group of memorials within the churchyard.

Local climate

Walker Monument in Hunsdon Churchyard Next to Stables North North East of Chancel sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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