Cross 4 Metres South of South Tower of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1986. A C15 Monument.
Cross 4 Metres South of South Tower of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- frozen-hinge-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 589 185
- Coordinates
- 50.96462, -2.58585
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This churchyard cross is located 4 metres south of the south tower of the Church of St Andrew. It features a 15th-century base and the lower part of the shaft, with a 19th-century continuation of the shaft and a gabled aedicule. The cross is made of Ham stone and stands on a round plinth supported by four round stone steps. The square base of the cross-shaft has roll-and-spur stops, and there is foliage decoration on the chamfered corners. The 19th-century shaft tapers in the same form as the base. The gabled aedicule has a carved depiction of the Crucifixion from the 19th century. Notably, Lord Fisher of Lambeth, the 99th Archbishop of Canterbury, is buried in the vault beneath the cross.
Local climate
Cross 4 Metres South of South Tower of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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