Base of Lady Godiva's Cross to South of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Wolverhampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 February 1977. Preaching cross.
Base of Lady Godiva's Cross to South of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- spare-render-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wolverhampton
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West MP: Warinder Juss (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 February 1977
- Type
- Preaching cross
- Address
- Base of Lady Godiva's Cross to South of Church of St Bartholomew, Vicarage Road, City of Wolverhampton
- OS grid reference
- SO 894 952
- Coordinates
- 52.55519, -2.15707
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of Lady Godiva's Cross, located to the south of the Church of St Bartholomew in Wolverhampton, is an early medieval preaching cross made of ashlar. It features three round steps and a part of a round shaft, all of which are sunk below the surface and surrounded by a later revetment in the excavated area. A plaque on the church wall details its history: it was erected by Lady Godiva, the Lady of the Manor of Nether Penn, for the use of itinerant preachers from Dudley Priory and remained in use until the construction of the first church around 1200. This structure is a rare and important historical survival.
Local climate
Base of Lady Godiva's Cross to South of Church of St Bartholomew 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 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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