Market Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. A Medieval Market cross.
Market Cross
- WRENN ID
- narrow-gable-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 March 1988
- Type
- Market cross
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Market Cross, Church Road, Lydney
- OS grid reference
- SO 629 028
- Coordinates
- 51.72338, -2.53756
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Market Cross in Lydney is a historical structure dating back to the 14th century, although it was restored in 1878 by Reverend William Haley Bathurst of Lydney Park and again in 1957 through public donations. It is made of sandstone and features seven plain steps arranged in a pyramid shape, with an eighth step that has a square nosing chamfered back to a vertical riser. This step supports a square base that includes ogee-head cinquefoil headed niched recesses set on a chamfered base, topped with a steep chamfered top. The original shaft and cross are missing. An inset tablet on the north side notes the restorations.
Local climate
Market Cross receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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