Cross Slab 1 Metre East of South Aisle of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. Sepulchral slab.
Cross Slab 1 Metre East of South Aisle of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- rough-steel-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 1988
- Type
- Sepulchral slab
- OS grid reference
- NZ 049 614
- Coordinates
- 54.94745, -1.92447
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a sepulchral slab located 1 metre east of the south aisle of the Church of St. Peter, dating from the late 11th century or 12th century. Made of sandstone, the slab tapers and features a relief design within a raised border, although the head has been broken away. It displays an expanded-arm cross rising from a triangular base, with shears to the right and stylised angular knotwork to the left. Above the cross, there is the lower part of an animal, possibly a rampant lion, which may represent the lion of de Insula, similar to a slab found at the Church of St. Andrew. This piece exhibits an unusual combination of Pre-Conquest stylistic influence alongside medieval heraldry.
Local climate
Cross Slab 1 Metre East of South Aisle of Church of St Peter receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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