Churchyard Cross Approximately 15 Yards South of South Aisle of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 January 1988. Monument.
Churchyard Cross Approximately 15 Yards South of South Aisle of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- sombre-stone-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lichfield
- Constituency
- Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 January 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SK 077 164
- Coordinates
- 52.74566, -1.88698
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, located approximately 15 yards south of the south aisle of the Church of St. John, dates from around 1844 to 1847 and incorporates 12th-century masonry from the church. It features a hexagonal base with three steps. The cross shaft has cable-moulded demi-shafts on the sides and is topped with a Celtic cross. Both the cross shaft and the cross are adorned with heads, chevrons, and other Romanesque motifs.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross Approximately 15 Yards South of South Aisle of Church of St John receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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