Cross Circa 17 Metres North West of Gate Piers to Esh Hall is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. A C17 Cross.

Cross Circa 17 Metres North West of Gate Piers to Esh Hall

WRENN ID
south-basalt-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham MP: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1987
Type
Cross
OS grid reference
NZ 196 439
Coordinates
54.78976, -1.69521
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This cross, located approximately 17 metres north-west of the gate piers to Esh Hall, is likely from the 17th century. It is made of sandstone bubble and ashlar. The structure features a one-metre-high rectangular base constructed from coursed rubble with block coping, which supports the socket of a tapered cross-shaft. The arms of the cross are wider at the outer ends and have low-relief paterae at the ends of each horizontal arm. There is an eroded cartouche on the west face and an eroded date of 1687 on the north side. The purpose and exact date of the cross are uncertain, but it was previously noted to bear the inscription "I H S" and the date 1687. This cross is also designated as a scheduled ancient monument.

Local climate

Cross Circa 17 Metres North West of Gate Piers to Esh Hall receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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