Cross Shaft Base About 1 Metre North East of the Cage or Lock-Up is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 1987. Cross shaft base.

Cross Shaft Base About 1 Metre North East of the Cage or Lock-Up

WRENN ID
waiting-newel-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 June 1987
Type
Cross shaft base
OS grid reference
TL 399 383
Coordinates
52.02613, 0.03836
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a village cross shaft base located about 1 metre northeast of The Cage or Lock-up in Barley. It is likely from the 14th century and made of stone, standing approximately 0.6 metres high. The base is square, featuring broach stops that lead to a broken octagonal shaft.

Local climate

Cross Shaft Base About 1 Metre North East of the Cage or Lock-Up 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 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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