Church of St Nicholas War Memorial Cross in South East Corner of Churchyard Approximately 30 Metres South East of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 1962. War memorial.
Church of St Nicholas War Memorial Cross in South East Corner of Churchyard Approximately 30 Metres South East of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- blind-ledge-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 June 1962
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- TL 785 355
- Coordinates
- 51.9901, 0.5983
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. Nicholas War Memorial Cross is located in the southeast corner of the churchyard, approximately 30 metres southeast of the chancel. This war memorial cross features a shaft and base that date back to the 12th century or earlier. The shaft, which is tapered, is intricately carved on all four sides with decorative bosses along the chamfered edges. It stands on a carved square base and is topped with a 20th-century cross. The cross was discovered in the cellar of the Falcon Inn in 1921 and was incorporated into the memorial design by P.M. Johnson. It is also mentioned in the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England.
Local climate
Church of St Nicholas War Memorial Cross in South East Corner of Churchyard Approximately 30 Metres South East of Chancel sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% 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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