Cross and Cross Shaft Base in the Churchyard of the Church of St James Beside Gate to Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1961. Cross and cross shaft.
Cross and Cross Shaft Base in the Churchyard of the Church of St James Beside Gate to Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- final-portal-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1961
- Type
- Cross and cross shaft
- Address
- Cross and Cross Shaft Base in the Churchyard of the Church of St James Beside Gate to Churchyard, Coln St. Dennis
- OS grid reference
- SP 086 109
- Coordinates
- 51.79713, -1.87644
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross and cross shaft base, located in the churchyard of the Church of St James beside the gate to the churchyard, is a medieval structure that was restored in memory of Queen Victoria in 1901. It is made of limestone and features a square plinth that supports an early square hollow-moulded cross-shaft base. The octagonal cross shaft has a Maltese cross at its apex and an inscription dedicated to Queen Victoria around its base.
Local climate
Cross and Cross Shaft Base in the Churchyard of the Church of St James Beside Gate to Churchyard receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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