Cross Shaft Base in the Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas Circa 3 Metres West of the Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1987. A Medieval Cross shaft base.
Cross Shaft Base in the Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas Circa 3 Metres West of the Porch
- WRENN ID
- rusted-corbel-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1987
- Type
- Cross shaft base
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SO 964 329
- Coordinates
- 51.99516, -2.05346
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross shaft base, located in the churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas, dates from the medieval period and is made of limestone. It features a square base with a flat chamfer at the bottom, which rises to form an octagonal shaft that is now missing. The top of the base has diamond stops. This structure is situated approximately 3 metres northwest of the church porch.
Local climate
Cross Shaft Base in the Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas Circa 3 Metres West of the Porch receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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