Base of Cross Shaft in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 4 Metres South of South Aisle is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1985. Monument.
Base of Cross Shaft in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 4 Metres South of South Aisle
- WRENN ID
- small-buttress-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 August 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 855 306
- Coordinates
- 51.9742, -2.21229
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The base of a cross shaft, likely dating from the medieval period, is located in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, approximately 4 metres south of the south aisle. It is made of limestone and features a large square base with a smaller square shaft base at the center. The upper edge of the cross base has a hollow moulding, and the corners are cut away. At the center of the base, there is an early 20th-century war memorial cross. Remnants of the original cross shaft can be found inside the church.
Local climate
Base of Cross Shaft in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 4 Metres South of South Aisle receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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