Market Cross and Stocks in Garden of Burnley College of Adult Education Centre is a Grade II listed building in the Burnley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1951. Monument.

Market Cross and Stocks in Garden of Burnley College of Adult Education Centre

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Burnley
Constituency
Burnley MP: Oliver Ryan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1951
Type
Monument
Address
Market Cross and Stocks in Garden of Burnley College of Adult Education Centre, Bank Parade
OS grid reference
SD 842 330
Coordinates
53.79368, -2.24081
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The market cross and stocks are located in the garden of Burnley College of Adult Education Centre. The base of the former market cross was erected around 1617, while the stocks are believed to have been constructed in the early 16th century. Both were originally situated in the former market place to the east of the Church of St Peter and were moved to this site around 1881. The base of the cross is made of gritstone and is octagonal in shape, featuring one step, a three-course plinth of large blocks, and a large moulded monolithic pedestal. The remains of the stocks are positioned close to the cross, utilizing its step as a seat. The stocks consist of two low jambs and a damaged two-part sill that is cut away in the center. The last recorded use of the stocks was in 1865.

Local climate

Market Cross and Stocks in Garden of Burnley College of Adult Education Centre 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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