Cross Shaft Base in the Churchyard of the Church of St George, Circa 25 Metres South of the Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1987. Cross shaft base.
Cross Shaft Base in the Churchyard of the Church of St George, Circa 25 Metres South of the Chancel
- WRENN ID
- broken-pavement-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1987
- Type
- Cross shaft base
- OS grid reference
- SO 891 169
- Coordinates
- 51.85147, -2.15963
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross shaft base located in the churchyard of the Church of St George, approximately 25 meters south of the chancel, dates back to the medieval period. It is made of limestone and features an octagonal shape with jewelled stops. The base has a large octagonal hole in the center designed to accommodate a cross shaft.
Local climate
Cross Shaft Base in the Churchyard of the Church of St George, Circa 25 Metres South of the Chancel receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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