Hardwick War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 2015. War memorial.
Hardwick War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- pitched-bracket-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Aylesbury MP: Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 December 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Hardwick War Memorial, The Churchyard of St Mary's Church, Lower Road, HP22 4DZ
- OS grid reference
- SP 806 189
- Coordinates
- 51.86372, -0.83022
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hardwick War Memorial is located next to the Church of St Mary, which is also listed at Grade II*. It is constructed from Clipsham stone and features a Latin cross adorned with carved Gothic elements, including fleur-de-lis at the intersection of the cross arms. The moulded foot of the cross rises from a tall octagonal shaft, which is set on a chamfered octagonal plinth. This plinth is elevated on two octagonal steps that form a broad octagonal base. The base includes a shallow cornice designed for placing floral tributes.
On the front face of the plinth, there is an inscription that reads "1914 – 1918 / + TO THE / GLORY OF / GOD & IN / MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR." The top step lists the names of 12 men who died in the First World War, with all inscriptions incised and carved in a Celtic-style typeface.
Local climate
Hardwick War Memorial receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% 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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