Memorial Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1967. Cross.

Memorial Cross

WRENN ID
lapsed-hammer-larch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex MP: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1967
Type
Cross
Address
Memorial Cross, High Street, Dedham
OS grid reference
TM 057 331
Coordinates
51.95883, 0.99363
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Memorial Cross in Dedham, designed by Caröe, is a slender stone column that stands on a tall stepped base, which is elevated above four steps arranged in an octagonal shape. This cross is a notable feature of Royal Square.

Local climate

Memorial Cross sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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