Cross Shaft, 2 Metres North of Tower, Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1983. Cross shaft.
Cross Shaft, 2 Metres North of Tower, Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- vacant-mortar-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1983
- Type
- Cross shaft
- OS grid reference
- SD 709 521
- Coordinates
- 53.96426, -2.44366
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross shaft, located 2 metres north of the tower at the Church of St. Andrew, is likely from the 16th century. It is made of sandstone and has a rectangular section with chamfered sides. The upper part features carvings: the west side displays the Sacred monogram, the north side has a shield with three crosses, and the south side shows an 'M' with a crown above it. The east side has been damaged. It is said to have been discovered by the late Reverend Lewis Jones, Rector, in the wall of the stream near the lodge to Dunnow Hall, as noted in Alice Peel's 1922 publication, "A Short History of the Parish of Slaidburn."
Local climate
Cross Shaft, 2 Metres North of Tower, Church of St Andrew sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% 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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