Anglian Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Monument.

Anglian Cross

WRENN ID
woven-gallery-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1978
Type
Monument
Address
Anglian Cross, Forbury Gardens
OS grid reference
SU 719 735
Coordinates
51.45677, -0.96613
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Anglian Cross, erected in 1909, is a memorial located in Forbury Gardens. It commemorates Henry Beauclerk, King of England, who founded Reading Abbey on June 18, 1121, and was buried before its high altar on January 4, 1136. The monument features a tall, tapering granite shaft set on three steps and is topped with a ringed cross. On the north side, it displays the badge of the Plantagenets, which consists of three leopards, while the south side features the badge of the abbey, represented by three scallops. The initiative to erect this monument was led by local antiquary Dr. James on Hurry.

Local climate

Anglian Cross sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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