The Hamilton and Wyness Stuart memorial obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 2018. Memorial.
The Hamilton and Wyness Stuart memorial obelisk
- WRENN ID
- twisted-plaster-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 March 2018
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- The Hamilton and Wyness Stuart memorial obelisk, C650m South-West of Manor Farm Cottages, Wymondley Road, Willian, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2AJ
- OS grid reference
- TL 220 298
- Coordinates
- 51.95415, -0.22565
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hamilton and Wyness Stuart memorial obelisk is located at the roadside between Willian and Great Wymondley. It features a polished grey granite obelisk that sits atop a tapering square pedestal. The pedestal is supported by a two-stage base, with the upper stage made of granite and the lower stage constructed from a different material. The front face of the pedestal has an inscription that reads: "IN MEMORY OF CAPTAIN HAMILTON AND LIEUT WYNESS STUART OF THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHILST SERVING THEIR COUNTRY AS AVIATORS SEP 6TH 1912." Additionally, the front face of the upper base stage bears the inscription: "ERECTED BY LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION."
Local climate
The Hamilton and Wyness Stuart memorial obelisk sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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