The Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1984. Market cross. 1 related planning application.
The Cross
- WRENN ID
- narrow-forge-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Spen Valley MP: Kim Leadbeater (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1984
- Type
- Market cross
- Address
- The Cross, Wyke Lane
- OS grid reference
- SE 173 277
- Coordinates
- 53.74618, -1.73839
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cross is a market cross, likely dating from the late 18th century. It features a slender stone column with four engaged colonnettes, standing on a four-step circular podium. At the top of the column is an elaborate finial, which has a square base with a sundial on each face. This structure is an important feature in the village center.
Local climate
The Cross receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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