Granite Cross Shaft West of Torre Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1994. A Medieval Cross shaft.

Granite Cross Shaft West of Torre Abbey

WRENN ID
carved-pavement-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 May 1994
Type
Cross shaft
Address
Granite Cross Shaft West of Torre Abbey, the King's Drive
OS grid reference
SX 907 638
Coordinates
50.46392, -3.5413
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The granite cross shaft located west of Torre Abbey is a medieval structure made of granite. It features a moulded shaft with a quatrefoil section and stands on the decayed remains of a granite base.

Local climate

Granite Cross Shaft West of Torre Abbey receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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