Lambton Memorial Cross, South-West of Church of St. Barnabas is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. Memorial.

Lambton Memorial Cross, South-West of Church of St. Barnabas

WRENN ID
gentle-tower-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham MP: Luke Akehurst (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 February 1987
Type
Memorial
Address
Lambton Memorial Cross, South-West of Church of St. Barnabas, Chester Road, Bournmoor
OS grid reference
NZ 309 514
Coordinates
54.85723, -1.51996
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Lambton Memorial Cross, located south-west of the Church of St. Barnabas, is a memorial dedicated to Beatrix Frances Lambton, Countess of Durham, who passed away in 1871. It was designed in 1873 by Sir Thomas Drew and crafted in Dublin by Walter Doolin using grey Irish limestone.

This tall Celtic cross stands on a large cross-shaped platform, which features a low moulded wall and seven grave slabs made from the same material, commemorating various members of the Lambton family. The cross itself is a reproduction of the cross of Monasterboice in County Louth, Ireland, and has a battered base adorned with relief carvings depicting scenes from the New Testament. Both the cross and its base showcase intricate Celtic ornamentation in relief, including knotwork, interlace, and motifs of vines and foliage.

Local climate

Lambton Memorial Cross, South-West of Church of St. Barnabas receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% 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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