Base of Medieval Cross is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1972. A Medieval Cross base.
Base of Medieval Cross
- WRENN ID
- outer-portal-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 July 1972
- Type
- Cross base
- Address
- Base of Medieval Cross, Out Risbygate, Bury St. Edmunds
- OS grid reference
- TL 844 645
- Coordinates
- 52.24788, 0.70008
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a medieval stone cross, originally located in Risbygate Street, is now situated in the grounds of the West Suffolk College of Further Education. This cross dates from the 13th or 14th century and features an octagonal moulded stone base with a socket hole, which likely formed the lower part of the Risbygate Cross. It was originally placed in Out Risbygate near the medieval Hospital of St Peter. The base later became known as the plague stone, with the hollow believed to have been filled with vinegar to disinfect money during epidemics.
Local climate
Base of Medieval Cross sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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