St Paul's Cross is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Monument.
St Paul's Cross
- WRENN ID
- carved-threshold-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- City of London
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1972
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- St Paul's Cross, St Paul's Churchyard Ec4, City and County of the City of London
- OS grid reference
- TQ 320 811
- Coordinates
- 51.51423, -0.0977
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St Paul's Cross, located in St Paul's Churchyard, was built in 1910 by Sir Reginald Blomfield and Sir Bertram Mackennal. It features a Doric column made of Portland stone that supports a bronze figure of St Paul. The cross has an elaborate base adorned with four consoles and crouching figures of children. It is enclosed by a stone wall that includes a gate.
Local climate
St Paul's Cross 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 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- 3 Walls and Railings and Attached War Memorial to West of St Pauls Church
- 4 Wall and War Memorial in Front of St Paul's Church
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