Eleanor Cross Fragment 5 Metres East of the Govenor's House is a Grade II listed building in the Lincoln local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1991. Fragment.

Eleanor Cross Fragment 5 Metres East of the Govenor's House

WRENN ID
keen-paling-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lincoln
Constituency
Lincoln MP: Mr Hamish Falconer (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 July 1991
Type
Fragment
OS grid reference
SK 975 718
Coordinates
53.23457, -0.54032
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a fragment of an Eleanor cross, dating from around 1290, commissioned by Edward I. It was originally located at Cross O'Cliff Hill and was moved to its current position, 5 metres east of the Governor's house, around 1980. The fragment is made of ashlar and features part of a figure and drapery, standing approximately 1 metre high, set on a rubble stone base.

Local climate

Eleanor Cross Fragment 5 Metres East of the Govenor's House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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