The Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1949. A C18 Market cross. 2 related planning applications.
The Cross
- WRENN ID
- cold-dormer-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington MP: Ian Lavery (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 1949
- Type
- Market cross
- Address
- The Cross, Market Place, West Bedlington, NE22 5TN
- OS grid reference
- NZ 259 819
- Coordinates
- 55.13102, -1.59458
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cross is likely an 18th-century market cross located in Bedlington Market Place. It is constructed of squared stone, featuring a square base with a chamfered plinth and a string course. A tapering shaft rises from the base, surmounted by a pyramidal top which is set diagonally at the centre of the square platform. Steps are located on the east side. The overall height of the cross is approximately 4 metres.
Local climate
The 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 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 2008
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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