Butler Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Gateshead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1967. Cross.

Butler Cross

WRENN ID
little-remnant-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South MP: Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 February 1967
Type
Cross
Address
Butler Cross, Cross Lane, Lamesley
OS grid reference
NZ 232 593
Coordinates
54.92813, -1.63936
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Butler Cross is a cross made of sandstone, with an uncertain date. It features a tall octagonal shaft that supports a ring-headed cross, all set on a square base that has chamfered and sloped corners. This base is elevated on three octagonal steps that are of earlier origin.

Local climate

Butler Cross receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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