Cross Base and Shaft, About 6.5 Metres North of North Transept in Churchyard of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1987. A Medieval Monument.
Cross Base and Shaft, About 6.5 Metres North of North Transept in Churchyard of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- weathered-footing-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- ST 822 874
- Coordinates
- 51.5857, -2.25774
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross base and shaft, dating from the medieval period, are located about 6.5 meters north of the north transept in the churchyard of the Church of St. Lawrence in Didmarton. The cross base is a small square single stone set on a very dilapidated footing, which was breaking up at the time of the survey in March 1986. The base rises to a large square stone that transitions to an octagonal shape, featuring very weathered half-figure sculptures at each corner and remnants of quatrefoil panelling on the east side. The rectangular shaft, approximately 0.80 meters high, is set into the top of the base and has chamfered corners, with remains of leadwork that originally secured it in place.
Local climate
Cross Base and Shaft, About 6.5 Metres North of North Transept in Churchyard of St Lawrence receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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