Foldys Cross Approximately 300 Metres South West of Towneley Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Burnley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1951. A Medieval Commemorative cross.
Foldys Cross Approximately 300 Metres South West of Towneley Hall
- WRENN ID
- leaning-finial-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Burnley
- Constituency
- Burnley MP: Oliver Ryan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1951
- Type
- Commemorative cross
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SD 852 306
- Coordinates
- 53.77208, -2.22552
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Foldys Cross is a commemorative cross located approximately 300 meters south-west of Towneley Hall in Burnley. It also served as a market cross and commemorates John Foldys. The cross is dated 1520 on its plinth. Originally erected in St Peter's churchyard, it was damaged in 1789 and subsequently removed to Towneley Hall, where it was re-erected with a new shaft. The cross underwent restoration between 1908 and 1911 and is now mounted on a high 20th-century base consisting of seven steps.
The cross is made of sandstone and features an octagonal shape. It has a moulded plinth with sunk panels that contain raised lettering in Gothic script. The shaft is a restored octagonal form, topped with an original moulded cap that has carved emblems and fleurons on the collar. The cross itself is ornately carved, displaying a primitive crucifix on one side and the letters "IHS" on the other. The inscription on the plinth reads: "Orate pro anima Johannis Foldys, capellani qui istam crucem fieri fecit Anno Domini MCCCCCXX", which translates to "Pray for the soul of John Foldys, chaplain who caused this cross to be made in the year of Our Lord 1520."
Local climate
Foldys Cross Approximately 300 Metres South West of Towneley Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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