Bristol High Cross in East Corner of Berkeley Square Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1977. High cross. 1 related planning application.

Bristol High Cross in East Corner of Berkeley Square Gardens

WRENN ID
stark-gateway-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 March 1977
Type
High cross
Address
Bristol High Cross in East Corner of Berkeley Square Gardens, BS8 1HB
OS grid reference
ST 580 730
Coordinates
51.45519, -2.60528
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Bristol High Cross, located in the east corner of Berkeley Square gardens, is a high cross built in 1851 by John Norton, with carving by Harry Hems of Exeter. It is made of limestone ashlar and features a plinth adorned with four statues of seated monarchs, each under canted hoods with ogee finials. There are pinnacles between the statues and a square spirelet with crocketed ribs and a foliate finial. The original cross was carved in 1373 and was moved to College Green in 1733, then to Stourhead in 1768, where it remains today. The replacement cross, which originally had seven statues, stood on College Green until it was replaced by the statue of Queen Victoria. The truncated cross was relocated to Berkeley Square in 1950.

Local climate

Bristol High Cross in East Corner of Berkeley Square Gardens receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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