Preaching Cross in Grounds of Coningsby Hospital is a Grade II* listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 June 1952. A C14 Monument.
Preaching Cross in Grounds of Coningsby Hospital
- WRENN ID
- noble-hammer-autumn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 June 1952
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Preaching Cross in Grounds of Coningsby Hospital, Widemarsh Street, Hereford
- OS grid reference
- SO 511 404
- Coordinates
- 52.05999, -2.7139
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Preaching Cross in the grounds of Coningsby Hospital is a 14th-century structure with later additions, made of ashlar sandstone. It features a six-sided base with four steps that support a traceried arcade, which is enhanced by angle buttresses enclosing the shaft-base adorned with traceried blind arcading. The shaft is supported by six columns that hold up a ribbed vault, with machicolation above, and a plain shaft that culminates in a decorated cross-base. This cross is notable for being the only remaining example of a friar's preaching cross in England and is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Preaching Cross in Grounds of Coningsby Hospital receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% 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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