Rothbury Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1953. Market cross.
Rothbury Cross
- WRENN ID
- sunken-keystone-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1953
- Type
- Market cross
- Address
- Rothbury Cross, High Street
- OS grid reference
- NU 057 017
- Coordinates
- 55.30941, -1.91175
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rothbury Cross is a market cross that serves as a memorial, designed by C.C. Hodges. It is constructed from ashlar stone and is in the Arts and Crafts style. The cross is set on a square base, which is reached by four steps, and is inscribed with a dedication stating, "This Monument was erected in the year 1902 on the site of the ancient market cross by the inhabitants of Rothbury and other Friends in admiration and grateful remembrance of the long and useful lives of William George Baron Armstrong of Cragside G.B. (1810-1900) and of Margaret his wife (1807-1893)."
The cross features a tall, tapering shaft adorned with an oak scroll that is inhabited by a stag, squirrels, and birds. The head of the cross is a Celtic design with a central boss. The right side of the shaft displays various knotwork and key patterns, while the left side features a vine scroll. The rear face is decorated with a rose scroll that includes rabbits and birds. The overall height of the cross is 6.9 metres.
The cross is situated on a square of paving that has projecting blocks at the corners and on each side, which once supported iron standards for a former railing. The current cast-iron railings are not of special interest.
Local climate
Rothbury Cross receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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