Banbury Cross is a Grade II* listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 October 1969. Memorial cross.
Banbury Cross
- WRENN ID
- deep-roof-gilt
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 October 1969
- Type
- Memorial cross
- Address
- Banbury Cross, Horse Fair
- OS grid reference
- SP 453 404
- Coordinates
- 52.06013, -1.34031
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Banbury Cross is a significant structure built in 1858 by J. Gibbs of Oxford to commemorate the marriage of Victoria, Princess Royal, to the Crown Prince of Prussia. In 1914, additions were made that included figures of Queen Victoria, Edward VII, and George V, which were carved by Boulton and Sons. The cross is made of limestone and is designed in the style of an Eleanor Cross, featuring niches, statues, and a small spire. Although three medieval crosses are mentioned in Banbury, there is no evidence that a medieval cross existed in Horse Fair. The site was likely chosen for the 1858 cross because historian Alfred Beesley noted in 1841 that it may have been the location of the principal cross in Banbury. Since medieval times, Banbury Cross has been an important local landmark.
Local climate
Banbury Cross sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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