Headless Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Derby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1977. Cross.
Headless Cross
- WRENN ID
- muffled-chalk-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Derby
- Constituency
- Derby North MP: Catherine Atkinson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1977
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Headless Cross, Friar Gate, City of Derby, DE1 1DJ
- OS grid reference
- SK 343 365
- Coordinates
- 52.92526, -1.49002
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Headless Cross is a structure that likely dates back to the Early Medieval period. It consists of a fragment of a tapered stone shaft set on a large square base, which is accompanied by three stone steps. This cross was originally located at the west end of Friar Gate and is believed to have been a Plague Cross. In June 1979, it was relocated back to its position on Friar Gate.
Local climate
Headless Cross receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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