Market Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Rochdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1985. Monument.

Market Cross

WRENN ID
low-gargoyle-vermeil
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Rochdale MP: Paul Waugh (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 February 1985
Type
Monument
Address
Market Cross, Saint Chad's Gardens
OS grid reference
SD 896 132
Coordinates
53.61533, -2.15791
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Market Cross, located in Saint Chad's Gardens, is a stone structure likely dating from the 18th century. It features a heavy moulded stone base and a tall shaft. The cornice and ball finial above the shaft collar are replacements for the original cross.

Local climate

Market Cross sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% 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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