Market Cross is a Grade II* listed building in the Fenland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 August 1950. A Early Modern Market cross.
Market Cross
- WRENN ID
- shifting-parapet-spindle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Fenland
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire MP: Steve Barclay (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 August 1950
- Type
- Market cross
- Period
- Early Modern
- Address
- Market Cross, Market Place, Whittlesey
- OS grid reference
- TL 270 970
- Coordinates
- 52.55643, -0.12766
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Market Cross, built in the late 17th century, is located in the market place of Whittlesey. It features a pyramidal roof covered with Collyweston stone slates, topped with a ball finial and a moulded wood cornice. The structure stands on Tuscan columns made of limestone, with each corner having a group consisting of a pier and two columns, while each side has a single column. The cross is set on stone steps and is now furnished with seats.
Local climate
Market Cross sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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