Preaching Cross 15 Metres South of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Sheffield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 December 1995. A Medieval Preaching cross.

Preaching Cross 15 Metres South of Church of St James

WRENN ID
hallowed-loft-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Heeley MP: Louise Haigh (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 December 1995
Type
Preaching cross
Period
Medieval
OS grid reference
SK 358 821
Coordinates
53.33502, -1.46264
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The preaching cross located 15 meters south of the Church of St James is a former preaching cross dating from the 14th century. It is likely to have been resited. The structure is made of ashlar and features a round base consisting of four steps. Above the base, there is a chamfered and broached pedestal that supports a truncated fluted square cross shaft, which is approximately 600 millimeters high.

Local climate

Preaching Cross 15 Metres South of Church of St James receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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