Cross in Roman Catholic Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1995. Cross.

Cross in Roman Catholic Cemetery

WRENN ID
ghost-nave-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 March 1995
Type
Cross
Address
Cross in Roman Catholic Cemetery, East Road
OS grid reference
SD 482 615
Coordinates
54.04686, -2.79204
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cross in the Roman Catholic cemetery was built in 1899 to replace an earlier cross designed by E.G. Paley in 1851, which was destroyed by a gale. It is made of sandstone ashlar and stands on two steps with an octagonal plan. The octagonal base features blind arcading with trefoiled arches supported by engaged shafts and is inscribed with the words: 'Apud Dominum misericordia et copiosa apud eum redemptio.' The tapering octagonal shaft has a moulded base and a cap that is carved with a lamb and an eagle. The cross itself displays a crucified Christ on the west face and Mary standing on the east face.

Local climate

Cross in Roman Catholic Cemetery sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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